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Posted on 13 June 2024 by Nieske Vergunst
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Our preprint is published!

Since our last update, we’ve been busy doing experiments with the Sea level game 2080: first at Betweter Festival in September, at the Bachelor open day at Utrecht University and Yuverta vocational college in November, and then at Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht in December, finishing just before the holidays. The first few months of 2024 were filled with data analysis and writing our paper. Interestingly, we found similar effects of the Sea level game 2080 in participants with higher and lower science capital!

In May, we submitted our paper to Geoscience Communications, and it’s now published as a preprint. We’re eagerly awaiting reviews!

Designing and evaluating a public engagement activity about sea level rise

Nieske Vergunst, Tugce Varol, and Erik van Sebille

Abstract. In this paper, we describe the design process of a public engagement activity about sea level rise aimed at young adults aged 16 to 25, intended to enhance participants’ response efficacy and perceived relevance. We conducted the activity at multiple occasions and performed a statistical analysis of the impact measurement among 117 participants. Based on the analysis and observations, we conclude that the activity resonated well with our target audience, regardless of their level of science capital, suggesting that a design study approach is well-suited for the development of similar activities.

Vergunst, N., Varol, T., and van Sebille, E.: Designing and evaluating a public engagement activity about sea level rise, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1649, 2024.