Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research

Carla Sousa; José Carlos Neves

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28993-4_30

Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research

Carla Sousa, José Carlos Neves

CICANT - Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies

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Abstract

Over the years, academia has had the role of leading the processes of research and development, generating evidence to inform social change. However, this same evidence does not always seem to make these processes effective, based on the premise that there is a gap between higher education institutions and the various civil society organizations. The present work aims to systematize the insights regarding a set of playful resources, originated through Participatory Action Research (PAR) experiences, developed between academia and civil society organizations. These are characterized by a multistakeholder vision of this connection, which includes professors, researchers, students, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and cultural institutions. In addition, these experiences have a specific focus on increasing access and accessibility of distinct cultural forms through interaction and playfulness. In this context, four case studies are presented, as a strategy to bridge this gap, through the operationalization of the notions of social value, tangibility, playfulness, and pedagogical value. Different types of games and an interactive installation were developed from 2015 to 2022 and emerged from concrete problems experienced in the field by the different organizations. The results from these experiences highlight how media research can simultaneously study the users’ needs and produce innovation and change, while bridging the above-discussed gap.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings
Editors	Anthony L. Brooks
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	429-444
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9783031289927
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28993-4_30
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	11th EAI International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2022 - Faro, Portugal Duration: 21 Nov 2022 → 22 Nov 2022

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	479 LNICST
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-822X

Conference

Conference	11th EAI International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2022
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Faro
Period	21/11/22 → 22/11/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering.

Funding

The present research was developed on the scope of GIM project (COFAC/ILIND/CICANT/1/2020), supported through the Seed Funding program from ILIND and CICANT R&D Unit (UIDB/05260/2020). The authors would also like to acknowledge the support of APPACDM de Lisboa, Casa Pia de Lisboa – CED Jacob Rodrigues Pereira, HUMANITAS – Federação Portuguesa para a Deficiência Mental, and Museu Bordalo Pinheiro. Acknowledgements. The present research was developed on the scope of GIM project (COFAC/ILIND/CICANT/1/2020), supported through the Seed Funding program from ILIND and CICANT R&D Unit (UIDB/05260/2020). The authors would also like to acknowledge the support of APPACDM de Lisboa, Casa Pia de Lisboa – CED Jacob Rodrigues Pereira, HUMANITAS – Federação Portuguesa para a Deficiência Mental, and Museu Bordalo Pinheiro.

Funders	Funder number
CICANT R&D Unit	UIDB/05260/2020
Museu Bordalo Pinheiro

Keywords

Access
Games
Inclusion
Participatory Action Research
Playfulness
Social Value
Tangibility

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Sousa, C., & Neves, J. C. (2023). Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research. In A. L. Brooks (Ed.), ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings (pp. 429-444). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 479 LNICST). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28993-4_30

Sousa, Carla ; Neves, José Carlos. / Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society : Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research. ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings. editor / Anthony L. Brooks. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 429-444 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Sousa, C & Neves, JC 2023, Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research. in AL Brooks (ed.), ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 479 LNICST, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 429-444, 11th EAI International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2022, Faro, Portugal, 21/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28993-4_30

Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research. / Sousa, Carla ; Neves, José Carlos.
ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings. ed. / Anthony L. Brooks. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 429-444 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 479 LNICST).

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Sousa C , Neves JC. Developing Playful and Tangible Approaches to the Gap Between Academia and Civil Society: Inclusion, and Access Through Participatory Action-Research. In Brooks AL, editor, ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation - 11th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2022, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 429-444. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28993-4_30

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