Foodscape.ch
A serious game on the Swiss food system as a teaching unit
At a glance
- Project leader : Ennio Mariani
- Deputy of project leader : Isabel Jaisli
- Project team : , Dr. Claudia Müller, Dr. Emilia Schmitt, Sonja Trachsel
- Project budget : CHF 220'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Foundation (Stiftung Mercator Schweiz)
- Project partner : Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK, Kanton Zürich / Strickhof
- Contact person : Isabel Jaisli
Description
Agricultural production, consumption, trade of food, etc -- the
Swiss food system is as complex as it is central to our daily
lives. Our food supply has a greater impact on the environment,
economy and society than almost any other area of life. And yet we
are not very familiar with the structures and mechanisms that
outline food in Switzerland.
To act responsibly, it is necessary to understand these
interrelationships, to be able to assess effects and to know
concrete options for action. Foodscape.ch is a digital serious
game, which should convey these competences. Connections between
food and land resources are shown in a playful way and made
tangible.
The game will be created for use in classrooms and will be
completed with additional material. This will take up questions
from the game and stimulate discussion. Besides the development of
the game and the accompanying material, pilot implementations in
schools with project partners are in the centre of the project.
The aim of Foodscape.ch is to train young people to make
responsible decisions in their professional lives, in their
consumption practices and through their political
contribution.
Further information
Publications
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Mariani, Ennio; Trachsel, Sonja; Demarmels, Carol,
2022.
In:
XIV International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE 2022), Pisa, Italy, 14-17 June 2022.