{"id":10246,"date":"2024-07-24T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/projecten\/collaboration-game-for-municipalitie-employees\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:23:51","slug":"collaboration-game-for-municipalitie-employees","status":"publish","type":"projecten","link":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/projecten\/collaboration-game-for-municipalitie-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration game for municipalitie employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Preparing for The Environment and Planning Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Collaboration and effective communication can make or break an organization. The Municipality of Groningen understands this well. In 2017, the municipality approached 8D with a pioneering question: can gaming improve the collaboration and communication between our departments so that we can better prepare together for the implementation of the new Dutch \u2018Environmental Act\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Questions? Need a sparring partner? <\/h5>\n

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Collaboration game to help prepare for new legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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With the Environmental Act, which was introduced in 2024, the Dutch government simplified and consolidated the rules for spatial development. The Municipality of Groningen wanted to prepare its employees well for the implementation of this act. They aimed to improve communication and collaboration between departments to expedite the processing of applications under the new Environmental Act. \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In 2017, the municipality approached 8D Games to explore whether serious gaming could contribute to this ambition. There was a need for an innovative approach to provide employees with more insight into their roles within the broader context of the Environmental Act. Also, the partners wished to raise awareness about the importance of good collaboration between departments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div>\n

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During the entire development process, 8D closely collaborated with the involved departments of the municipality of Groningen to achieve the best possible result. During test sessions, we observed the effect of the game on the players and used these insights to further optimize the gameplay. Our colleagues from the Master of Serious Gaming program (NHL Stenden) also participated in the game development process, trying out the game and engaging in mutual knowledge exchange on serious gaming strategies as a means to create behavioral change<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the game, four to five players work together to build a rocket. Each player has their own task and uses a tablet or smartphone. The essence of the collaboration game is that players must prioritize the team mission over their individual tasks. Only then will the rocket travel the farthest. The better the players collaborate\u2014communication being essential\u2014the more successful the mission and the farther the rocket will go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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