Serious Games for Citizen Engagement in Food Sharing 

in collaboration with Wageningen University for CULTiVATE European Funded Project 
2022-2026

Since 2022, I have been affiliated with Wageningen University as a researcher and serious game designer for the EU research project CULTIVATE, which focuses on sustainable food systems and citizen engagement in food sharing. For this project, I designed a series of interactive food-sharing games centered on themes such as cooking and eating together, growing food, and food redistribution. These games serve as accessible tools for citizens, volunteers, and policymakers. As part of the research, we traveled to European cities, including Freiburg, Athens, Lisbon, Utrecht, and Barcelona, to test the game prototypes with our project partners: Zussamenleben (DE), Boroume (GR), UPfarming (PT), Eetbarewijk Rijnvliet (NL), and Espigoladors and Terra Pagesa (ES). This work took place alongside other citizen engagement initiatives, such as the mobile "Lab & Kitchen" by CASCOLAND. The final versions of the games have been compiled into an open-access "Library of Citizen Engagement," where they can be downloaded and printed by anyone. They are also supported by online YouTube tutorials, which I developed in collaboration with my studio colleague and music producer, Maxim Yesodharan.