University of Vermont Receives nearly $400K for 'Serious Games' to Promote Healthy Food Policy | Ag Science
Virginia Tech âSerious games can help us look at responses to simulated conflict and to alternative policies, without confronting people with actual conflict or poor policies. By doing so, we can find ways to build more equitable and just solutions,â said team member Scott Merrill. The teamâs approach involves understanding not only decision-making by farmers and distributors, but also the larger context in which they take place. The games developed will examine how potential policies could create more opportunities for farmers to feed their local and regional communities. Seei...