Gamifying urban nature experiences

Abstract: Nature experiences are important drivers of environmental awareness and responsibility, as literature has shown that people who feel a greater connectedness with nature tend to be more active in conservation action. Despite this, recent studies have shown that nature contact within urban space is in decline, which has led scholars to call for novel ways to reconnect urban dwellers with nature. With this in mind, this paper explores the potential of gamification to co-create engaging and immersive experiences of urban nature, following the insight that the sensory and emotional dimensions of nature experiences are crucial for the development of nature connectedness and conservation awareness. We draw on a qualitative study on the emotional experience of a mixed-reality narrative developed for an historical botanical garden in Lisbon, in which game elements, namely treasure-hunting and rewards, are integrated into an urban nature experience. The study devised a methodology inspired b.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/3003

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Gamifying urban nature experiences ; year:2024 ; Erdkunde ; (2024)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Paiva, Daniel ; Carvalho, Liliana ; Sousa, Ana Matilde ; Soares, Ana Luísa ; Azambuja, Sónia Talhé

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2024.04.03
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501280422096.139471762233
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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