Understanding housing and social exclusion Planit-Housing learning simulation models a community and enables delegates (staff & residents) to develop an understanding of housing, health and exclusion in a unique and engaging way. Planit-Housing offers a flexible approach to promoting big picture thinking, understanding cause & effect, breaking down silos and developing soft skills & effective decision making. These skills have lasting benefits [...]

Understanding Local Area Regeneration Regen-IT requires six teams to take responsibility for the regeneration of neighbourhoods in a virtual community. They have to deal with the differing issues of crime, transport, health, community well being, poverty, unemployment, housing, and the environment. Regen-IT learning simulation models the life of a borough with 5 neighbourhoods. Teams play the role [...]

Preparing for Climate Change Planit4CAST learning simulation models the life of a virtual community with eight teams, representing key partners in the community such as Transport, Utilities, Town Hall, Housing, Health, Education and Emergency Services etc. The partnership needs to implement the key climate change indicators over a 20 year time frame. Implementing both mitigation [...]

Simple Gamified Workshop Considering Behaviours  and Attitudes to the Food & Drink Sector While we have created numerous sophisticated learning simulations for use in gamified workshops, it is possible to do develop a simpler solution. As part of a large project with University of Chester – Project-HCM - we ran a STEM Day during National Science [...]

Raising awareness of waste management across Merseyside Defra and Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority engaged Pixel Fountain to deliver a programme of workshops using our Planit Waste learning simulation. Need With all local authorities facing stringent targets for increasing the volume of waste that can be recycled and reducing the amount that goes to landfill sites, many are [...]

Understanding waste management Planit Waste  learning simulation raises awareness of the serious waste management issues that are facing local areas. Planit Waste focuses on improving long term decision making. It also helps partnership building.  In particular between Local Authorities, Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) and Waste Disposal Authorities (WDA). Crucially, Planit-Waste is linked to the Landfill Allowance [...]

Understanding sustainable communities Planit-Sustainability learning simulation raises awareness about sustainable development. The learning simulation models the life of a community. Teams play organisations a local partnership and need to create a sustainable community. The core learning simulation (computer based resource management game) is a sophisticated model of a virtual community. The simulation allows a group [...]

Raising awareness of sustainability across the NW of England In 2003, pixelfountain approached the NWRA with the opportunity to develop a learning simulation to educate decision makers about the importance of sustainable development. Need The Regional Assembly and Government Office for the North West were keen to find an interesting way to promote sustainable development [...]