Complex risk-based decision-making using serious games in wildland fire management

Abstract

The authors describe the development and use of serious games for the purpose of bringing together diverse community stakeholders in the process of developing a wildland fire management plan. The primary goals of this serious game are to: 1) provide participants with an educational tool designed to support social learning in the complexities of developing a community wildland fire management plan in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI); and 2) Create open and meaningful lines of communication for risk-based decision-making using a real-world scenario. Serious game participants are each given a role and play two rounds followed by a group debriefing.

Citation

Flores, David; Stoof, Cathelijne. 2026. Complex risk-based decision-making using serious games in wildland fire management. International Crisis and Risk Communication Association Reports. 14(1). https://www.doi.org/10.69931/001c.164592.