Rice, N. C., & Keshwani, J., & Keshwani, D. R. (2020, June), Role of Agricultural Simulation Games to Promote Youth-Adult Discussions Related to Agricultural Sustainability  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--35167

\bibitem{asee_peer_35167}
  Rice, N. C., \& Keshwani, J., \& Keshwani, D. R. (2020, June), \emph{Role of Agricultural Simulation Games to Promote Youth-Adult Discussions Related to Agricultural Sustainability}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--35167

Nathan C. Rice, Jennifer Keshwani, and Deepak R. Keshwani.  "Role of Agricultural Simulation Games to Promote Youth-Adult Discussions Related to Agricultural Sustainability".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/35167 Internet.  17 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_35167}
  Nathan C. Rice, Jennifer Keshwani, and Deepak R. Keshwani.
  "Role of Agricultural Simulation Games to Promote Youth-Adult Discussions Related to Agricultural Sustainability".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/35167 Internet.  17 Apr, 2024

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title = "Role of Agricultural Simulation Games to Promote Youth-Adult Discussions Related to Agricultural Sustainability"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Non-traditional teaching techniques have garnered significant research focus as educators strive to reach new generations of youth. Simulation games are one such approach that have been growing in frequency due to the potential for increased engagement associated with virtual environments. This paper investigated the role of agricultural simulation games to promote youth-adult discussions. In particular, answering if the added engagement of the game experience stimulated youth to have discussions with their parents/guardians related to the intended learning objectives. During the study, youth grades 7 to 12 played an irrigation management simulation game: Agpocalypse 2050. The primary learning objectives of the simulation were to introduce youth to agricultural STEM careers and agricultural sustainability. The scenario took place in a 3D environment that allowed youth to explore an agricultural world, interact with fictional STEM professionals, and navigate agricultural decisions through a lens of sustainability. Youth took part in a focus group one week following the intervention to identify if agricultural conversations between youth and their parents/guardians occurred due to the game. The results showed that all four youth had conversions with an adult/guardian and three out of four did so due to the engagement of the simulation. The findings of this research project illustrate that agricultural video games are a potential avenue to reach agricultural decision makers with sustainability practices through youth-adult discussions. Future studies are needed to overcome the limitations of a low sample size, and to discover the adults'/guardians' perspective of the conservation.
AU  - Nathan C. Rice
AU  - Jennifer Keshwani
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