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…

Since my previous research update in August, a lot has happened. I spent much of September ironing out the last kinks in the Sea level game 2080, including the impact questionnaire, for its premiere at Betweter Festival. To give you some interesting insights into the practice of public engagement: the final preparations involved a surprising…

In one of my previous research updates, I hinted at the sea level rise game I’m designing. I don’t want to give away too many spoilers for those of you who will be playing the game at Betweter Festival on 29 September 2023, but I would like to share some insights about the design process…

It’s time to dive a bit more deeply (pun intended) into my project, specifically the topic of sea level rise. You’ve obviously heard of it, but what are the facts and figures, and why is it so important? It’s happening As you may be aware, we will unavoidably have to deal with some amount of…

When I started this open research notebook a few months ago, I was planning to publish a new entry every month or so. You may have noticed that it has taken quite a bit longer this time. So in the interest of continually sharing my research progress with you, here’s an entry that’s a bit…

If you haven’t read my introductory entry, I’d recommend to do so before you continue. And now, for a proper start, it’s important to get some context on my research into the effectivity of public engagement on different target groups. Starting with a basic question: what is public engagement? Evidence-based public engagement Public engagement (PE)…

Welcome, reader! In this open research notebook, I’ll be sharing my experiences and progress of my research on public engagement. In essence, I’m working on a cost-benefit analysis of public engagement activities across different target groups. You’ll get a first-hand look into my research notes and my preliminary results before I craft them into journal…