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. Seeing how abstract policies can affect reality on the ground will help identify leverage points for change across the food system.