{"product_id":"9783032025906","title":"Engineering Educational Games for a Sustainable Society Play, Learn and Transform","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEngineering Educational Games for a Sustainable Society\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePlay, Learn and Transform\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAntonio Bucchiarone | Valentina Rossi | Vanissa Wanick\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Programming \/ Games\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003eThis book explores innovative approaches to educational game development, emphasizing practical solutions and transformative learning experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e As learning increasingly converges with digital culture, game-based learning and serious games offer compelling ways to spark curiosity, cultivate systems thinking and resilience, and create inclusive, sustainable educational experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThe book is organized into three parts, \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ePlay\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eLearn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eTransform\u003c\/em\u003e, which are deliberately interwoven, reflecting the fluid and iterative nature of game-based learning as a holistic approach to education and social change. First, \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ePlay\u003c\/em\u003e advocates for a transformation in educational paradigms towards active, experiential, and playful learning methodologies. The four chapters showcase a variety of strategies to stimulate engagement, starting with hybrid settings and concluding with digital scenarios. Next, \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eLearn\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the intersection of educational game design and sustainability. Here, the chapters challenge conventional paradigms by introducing more-than-human perspectives, co-creative approaches, and immersive narratives. Lastly, \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eTransform\u003c\/em\u003e moves towards the broader societal impact of serious games, highlighting their potential in shaping policy, fostering inclusion, and enhancing public understanding of environmental and governance issues. The chapters in this part underscore how games engage diverse audiences and support collaborative learning and reveal how they can become platforms for collective inquiry, systemic reflection, and social change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThis book is intended for those committed to advancing education through purposeful play, whether being a researcher seeking theoretical insights, an educator designing a curriculum or a class intervention, or a developer building the next generation of educational tools. Collectively, the works in this volume reaffirm that game-based learning is not merely a pedagogical technique but a medium for meaningful exploration, practicing collaboration, and supporting transformative learning. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAntonio Bucchiarone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e is currently an Associate Professor at the University of L’Aquila and Visiting Fellow at Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) in Trento, Italy. His research activity is focused on many aspects of Software Engineering for Adaptive Socio-Technical Systems. He has investigated advanced methodologies and techniques supporting the definition and development of gameful systems in different domains (i.e., education, sustainable mobility, etc.) where being adaptable is a key intrinsic characteristic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003eValentina Rossi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003e is a Pedagogical Advisor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where she coaches teachers to improve the quality of education. As part of the 3T PLAY research project, she designed, facilitated and evaluated activities that combine tangible objects and a playful approach for teaching transversal skills to engineering students. Her current research focuses on integrating sustainability and ethics in the STEM curriculum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003eVanissa Wanick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design at Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton in the UK, where she teaches games design methods and innovative applications of interaction design to support collective decision-making. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her research interests include participatory design, creative research methods in Human-Computer Interaction, game design, player agency and creative resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 November 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032025906\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e307\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309941354636,"sku":"9783032025906","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032025906.jpg?v=1781087598","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032025906","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}