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assignment_turned_in Project2014 - 2015Partners:Utrecht University, Leuphana University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, The Larks +6 partnersUtrecht University,Leuphana University,Manchester Metropolitan University,Leuphana University of Lüneburg,The Larks,Leuphana University,The Larks,MMU,Utrecht University,Manchester Digital Laboratory,Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab)Funder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: AH/L009056/1Funder Contribution: 32,172 GBPWith a bias towards participation and interactivity, the digital realm has created conditions to allow people to engage with life more playfully using everyday devices (e.g. computers, smartphones). Digital technology has also allowed alternate public spaces to be created, helping to re-imagine citizenship and activism (e.g. Facebook campaigns, e-petitions). One area where playful engagement in civic life has started to generate serious attention is, in the field of videogames and experimental games. A burgeoning 'Games for change' movement has emerged in the last decade, which has appropriated videogames to engage people, beyond entertainment. A growing number of artists, educationalists and activists are developing games that contend with personal, social and political subject matter: e.g. poverty (Cost of Life); immigration (Escape from Woomera); forced labour practices (Sweatshop); the fiscal crisis (Layoff); and the war on terror (September 12th), with the explicit intention of altering or affecting player opinion outside of the game world. The network will also focus on other emergent game platforms (e.g. Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) and Urban Games) that use digital technologies to create games, played online as well as in physical locations. These games allow immersive and interactive storytelling experiences to play out across a range of (trans) media platforms. There are notable examples of these types of games engaging with social justice, community and humanitarian issues (e.g. World Without Oil; Raiders of the Lost Crown). They provide the network with a second key focus. Social change games tend to be the products of a burgeoning independent game scene, which represents the interests of those outside of 'big' industry - developing games that challenge normative, mainstream and commercial values. The network is keen to situate and undertsand these types of games within the scenes and sub-cultures that comprise the independent game industry. The recent emergence of global 'Game Collectives' (e.g. Copenhagen Games Collective; Invisible Playground in Berlin; The Larks in Manchester), which are developing a mix of 'on' and 'off-screen' games, are an important independent scene, to locate social change gaming. Not only do Game Collectives connect independent game communities to specific locales, they often foreground games and play as a means to explore notions of community, identity and togetherness. They provide the network with a third key focus area. Focusing on these key areas, this network will create an international multi-disciplinary community of practice. It will involve a range of core partners and associates with expertise in the key focs areas, representative of research and practice based perspectives (Manchester (MMU, The Larks, Madlab); the EU (The Copenhagen Games Collective; Utrecht University, University of Leuphana) and; North America (Tiltfactor at Dartmouth College; Diego de La Vega)), to explore the potentials of digital games as change agents. This will be done in collaboration with other participants, representing key stakeholder groups. Working collaboratively as a community of practice, the network will host a variety of activities (e.g. conferences; seminars; meetings; open-space workshops and game jams) to allow participants; academics, game developers, community practitioners, activists and third sector bodies, to explore and develop the potentials of digital games. It is anticipated that these activities will enable the network to generate key insights, identify areas for future research and investment as well as raise awareness around social change gaming and facilitate growth in the field within the UK and in the Manchester region, in particular.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2020 - 2025Partners:The Institute of Materials, Confederation of Paper Industries, North East Process Industry ClusterNEPIC, Nanyang Technological University, NTU +72 partnersThe Institute of Materials,Confederation of Paper Industries,North East Process Industry ClusterNEPIC,Nanyang Technological University,NTU,The Climate Change Committe,NAREC National Renewable Energy Centre,Star Refrigeration Ltd,Agility Eco Services Ltd,Mineral Products Association,Royal Academy of Engineering,POWER ROLL LIMITED,Association for Decentralised Energy,The Institute of Materials,Sintef Energi As,Power Roll (United Kingdom),Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,North East Process Industry ClusterNEPIC,Visvesvaraya Technological University,European Energy Research Alliance,Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas,Mineral Products Association,National Institute of Technology,SINTEF AS,Durham County Council,Energy Networks Association,Durham University,Nestlé (United Kingdom),AGFW,GE (General Electric Company) UK,NMAM Institute of Technology,Euroheat & Power,Power Roll,Narec Distributed Energy,University of Sheffield,Heat Pump Association,Ciemat,Tata Steel (United Kingdom),NMAM Institute of Technology,Kensa Engineering Ltd,Tata Steel Europe,Euroheat & Power,GT Energy UK Ltd,North East of England Process Industry Cluster (United Kingdom),University of Sheffield,National Institute of Technology Karnataka,E.ON Energy Solutions Ltd,Dept for Sci, Innovation & Tech (DSIT),European Energy Research Alliance (EERA),SJTU,Leuphana University of Lüneburg,AGFW (Energy Efficiency Association),Leuphana University,NESTLE UK LTD,GT Energy,Energy Networks Association,Federation of Environmental Trade Associations,Agility Eco Services Ltd,Energy Systems Catapult,Tata Steel (UK),The Committee on Climate Change,Royal Academy of Engineering,Kensa Group Ltd,Star Refrigeration Ltd,Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills,Chartered Institute of Building,Confederation of Paper Industries,CIH,Association for Decentralised Energy,General Electric (United Kingdom),Association for Decentralised Energy,Durham County Council,Leuphana University,GE (General Electric Company) UK,Durham University,E.ON Energy Solutions Ltd,Energy Systems CatapultFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/T022906/1Funder Contribution: 1,159,700 GBPDecarbonising both heating and cooling across residential, business and industry sectors is fundamental to delivering the recently announced net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. Such a monumental change to this sector can only be delivered through the collective advancement of science, engineering and technology combined with prudent planning, demand management and effective policy. The aim of the proposed H+C Zero Network will be to facilitate this through funded workshops, conferences and secondments which in combination will enable researchers, technology developers, managers, policymakers and funders to come together to share their progress, new knowledge and experiences. It will also directly impact on this through a series of research funding calls which will offer seed funding to address key technical, economic, social, environmental and policy challenges. The proposed Network will focus on the following five themes which are essential for decarbonising heating and cooling effectively: Theme 1 Primary engineering technologies and systems for decarbonisation Theme 2 Underpinning technologies, materials, control, retrofit and infrastructure Theme 3 Future energy systems and economics Theme 4 Social impact and end users' perspectives Theme 5 Policy Support and leadership for the transition to net-zero
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