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SUMMARY:The Gamification of Citizenship - CANCELLED - Prof Sarah Mills\, L
 oughborough University
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DESCRIPTION:'Good citizenship' has become a game to play\, with real prize
 s to be won. This talk focuses on the 'gamification of citizenship' throug
 h a discussion of digital rewards\, participation and volunteering. In rec
 ent years\, a proliferation of mobile apps have incentivised behaviour cha
 nge in various contexts such as health and sustainability. I argue that th
 e growth of 'gamification' (using elements of game design in non-gaming co
 ntexts) in these popular mobile apps has wider implications for debates on
  citizenship and raises important questions about the use of gambling styl
 e techniques within apps for 'social good'. The seminar then charts some o
 f the latest trends in the US and the UK related to citizenship\, voluntee
 ring and 'character'\, reflecting on wider geographies of immigration and 
 the contested politics of volunteering as 'good behaviour'.\n\n
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography
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