Hello all,
Since two years I have had some ideas about creating a mobile game involving permaculture. I went googling on this and found this forum. I'm a professional programmer and game designer myself and am starting up such a project. Great to see so many ideas already.
How I see it, is that "Gaming is natural behavior." It is an important part of evolution. It is the safest way to prepare ourselves for our steps in the big world. From this point of view, any part of any message (along with some context) can be put in a game so that players can learn from it.
Permaculture can't be put in a game as a whole. Neither can wars as a whole, or sports as a whole, be in a game. But players can learn aspects from the models presented in simulation games. Learn about interactions, get an eagle view, any information.
As long as the game is fun, accessible and has a good Player Experience, it has potential to reach audiences. So imagine a "Farm Ville"-like game with permaculture mechanics. Could bring a lot of aspects of permaculture to a big audience. Many seeds would be planted...
The project I'm starting is going to be open for input, and although I have a quite detailed roadmap in my head, I'd love to have stakeholders involved.
Thanks! More to follow...
