iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator

A free #eLearning simulation for exploring the impacts of #LandUse in the contiguous U.S. #Planning #Ecology #ClimateChange. Development Lead: @AndrewRuis

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

#iPlan is a free educational game that lets you explore the effects of #LandUse on social, economic, & #environmental issues anywhere in the contiguous US.

iPlan was developed by researchers & educators @EpistemicUW @NelsonInstitute @UWMadison @MassAudubon with support from @NSF

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

Thanks for the write up about #iPlan, @UWMadEducation!

https://t.co/lo8cQ9sgO6

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

This is a great opportunity to learn more about #iPlan! But you can also use it on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop from the comfort of anywhere with Internet access 😀

https://t.co/lknfkNVxIE

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Join us Sept. 19-22 at the 9th Annual #EDGamesExpo for a public showcase of game-changing #EdTech innovations!
🎮💡
Learn more about the Expo & register to attend in-person & livestreamed events: https://t.co/Fx4beZejXR @IESResearch

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

Check out #iPlan at the ED Games Expo! We'll be right next to @PurpleStateSim in the afternoon and evening sessions. Come say hi and make a land-use simulation!
#EdTech #STEM #civics #planning

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Only one month until the ED Games Expo – September 20 & 21 in Washington, DC!

Register today to:
🕹️ Try out new educational technologies (EdTech)
🧑‍💻 Hear from EdTech designers & developers
🗣️ Experience engaging performances & presentations

https://t.co/YwYHHeToj0

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

Thank you @RIEEAConnects and RI educators for a great meeting about localization and place-based learning! Looking forward to seeing what you do with #iPlan!

[ICQE @ICQEConf]

The call for proposals for the 5th International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography is out! Check out @QE_soc and our website for more information➡️ https://t.co/K6lREhXNhi

Let's spread the word!

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

If you want to learn more about #iPlan, check out this short paper, "Localizing Socio-Environmental Problem Solving," from #CSCL2022: https://t.co/jMGUs0A5T5

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

Local land-use and development regulations may hold the key to climate change mitigation. This issue of Zoning Practice surveys a wide range of local regulatory strategies that can reduce GHG emissions or promote increased carbon sequestration. https://t.co/CQicMTsKIt

[Dr. Miyuki Hino @_miyukihino]

New paper! You've heard that buyout programs are expensive/complicated, but how bad is it? Turns out the time and $ to administer a buyout adds ~$20k per house for local/state govs. Major barrier for local govs and bad for residents in limbo. Full paper: https://t.co/g5Nl4dqqST

[Frontiers in Playful Learning @Frontiers_2023]

Check out @iplan_sim from @UWMadison scholar/developer @AndrewRuis, one of the great featured #games at @Frontiers_2022! iPlan encourages learners to explore impacts of land-use decisions via real world geospatial data & ecological/economic models! 🌎🏙️

https://t.co/J4VZo7OXcX

[Stephen T. Slota @steveslota]

If you're teaching about #climate & #ClimateAction, @iplan_sim is the instructional tool for you! Excited to welcome @AndrewRuis to @UConn @Frontiers_2022 to share what he & his team have discovered about #highered #gamedevelopment & #edtech. 😁

#teaching #learning #indiegame

[Mamta Shah, Ph.D. @MamtaShah]

My students played @AquaMarooned at various centers in Philadelphia @DelRivWatershed & @iplan_sim across locations in continental US. They conversed with @AdrianneMackey @SwimPony @alevenstone in class @PennGSE about what goes into designing a location-based game/sim for learning

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

iPlan design team members @AndrewRuis and @DWShaffer from @EpistemicUW @WCER_UW discussed game design and #GBL on the @LMeillerShow @WPR! Hear more about how iPlan was conceived and developed and goals for future work.

https://t.co/0ZQWfCoEBh

[Andrew Ruis @AndrewRuis]

Had a great time discussing @iplan_sim with @DWShaffer on the @LMeillerShow @WPR today, highlighting work by @EpistemicUW @WCER_UW, SAGE @NelsonInstitute, and @MassAudubon to make learning about land-use #planning and management more accessible! https://t.co/Ufejs1scP7

[Andrew Rumbach @AndrewRumbach]

Faculty from 30 countries are using the International Planning Case Studies library. If you haven't requested access already, here is the sign-up. The cases are extremely free and include suggested readings, slide decks, and teaching strategies: https://t.co/i5rKFsjmiN

[iPlan - A Localized Land-Use Planning Simulator @iplan_sim]

#iPlan featured in @UWMadison's InsideUW! https://t.co/MwjFyaj3U6

[GLP @GlobalLandP]

“Ten Facts about Land Systems for Sustainability” is a call to action for policymakers seeking sustainable and equitable solutions to urgent global challenges. 50 co-authors from 20 countries. https://t.co/0grjSP2j5V #10Facts #LandUse @PNASNews

[David Williamson Shaffer @DWShaffer]

Look who made the papers!

Fantastic work by @EpistemicUW, @MassAudubon and @NelsonInstitute, led by @AndrewRuis

The simulation is free to use online, so check it out!

[WCER @WCER_UW]

New online game iPlan from @EpistemicUW makes #STEM learning fun using immersive simulation where players reimagine #landuse anywhere in U.S., showing impact of #zoning changes on jobs, housing, climate, more! https://t.co/ASEq98jMER @STEMEdCoalition @STEMeducation @STEMsolutions

[WCER @WCER_UW]

WCER's @EpistemicUW partnered with ecology + data-mapping experts @UWMadison's @NelsonInstitute + @MassAudubon to create iPlan, a free online game w/its own Twitter account @iplan_sim for exploring impacts of #LandUse change anywhere in contiguous U.S. https://t.co/swegBzu6nO

[WCER @WCER_UW]

Want the iPlan #originstory? Check out this engaging explanatory thread from @AndrewRuis for how it all began, how design/build for free online learning game (@iplan_sim) came together w/hard work, @NSF funding and lots of on/off campus partners. Thread: https://t.co/f3C1zYJPrA