Community PlanIt is a game about
the issues that face local government, designed to get people (especially young
people) more involved and understanding of what goes in to managing their communities.
Anyone who has sat through a
community planning meeting knows--well, they’re not always exciting, and not
always terribly involving. The traditional civic decision-making process can be
a turn-off, even if you care deeply about the issues involved.
The goal of Community PlanIt--a game built around local issues that’s now been played in several
cities--is to engage people more, challenge them for their thoughts, and bring
new residents into the process.
It works like this: A group--say,
a planning commission or small business--puts up a few hundred dollars for
community investment. Players register on the Community PlanIt platform, and
take part in three "missions." To win pledgeable "coins,"
they complete "challenges" within each mission. Then the projects
with the most pledged coins get real cash to spend.
Although this was developed
in the USA it does not mean it cannot be transferred to the UK and lessons
learnt. And let us hope the game makers will be hitting our shores soon.
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