"Community PlanIt is an online engagement platform for local planning efforts. Bringing together the interactivity of social networks and the incentives of online games, Community PlanIt transforms participatory planning into a fun activity for all."
From engagementgamelab.org:
"Users participate online in several weeks of planning-themed missions to earn PlanIt Coins, which they spend on the values most important to them. The community joins together at the end of the process to discuss the results and plan for the future.
In each game, players will:
* learn about important planning issues facing the community
* problem-solve and dialogue with other residents to find solutions
* send feedback and local knowledge directly to decision-makers
* strengthen community bonds and build capacity
* challenge others to complete community improving missions
Community PlanIt’s curation system allows each community to design a custom game tailored to its own planning issues. Decision-makers can also upload and display important documents on the system, allowing Community PlanIt to serve as a hub for information sharing, as well as a record of community preferences and feedback."
Community PlanIt was first developed for Boston's Participatory Chinatown project, and has since been used by other communities, including Lowell, MA, Philadelphia, Akron, OH and the Boston Public Schools.
Participants must be able to access the Internet and have basic web skills to navigate the game.
Contact the Engagement Game Lab (http://engagementgamelab.org/) for information about how to work with them on a project.
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