CONTEXT

There is growing evidence that agroecology can reconcile the environmental, economic, and social pillars of agricultural sustainability. However, teaching and learning agroecology is challenging, especially since most agricultural graduate programs in Europe are not adapted to teach the diversity of its related practices.

OBJECTIVE

To improve agroecology learning, we built the online simulation game SEGAE. This article illustrates the game's relevance for learning agroecology.

METHODS

The game is based on a modeling framework that gamifies the implementation of agroecological practices in an integrated crop-livestock farm and assesses their impacts on sustainability. To do so, SEGAE is based on an output-oriented approach that represents impacts of practices on various indicators. These impacts are included in a matrix, which is associated with a dynamic graphical interface accessible to players. Two examples of game sessions were developed to illustrate the game's potential.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS

In the first example, players can gain knowledge about agroecological practices by implementing practices that improve soil quality and assessing their impacts on sustainability. Results of this example place the farm's improved overall sustainability into perspective with its reduced food production potential. In the second example, players can improve their skills in transition management and acquire a systems approach by converting the farm to organic farming within five years. Results of this example prompt discussion of the steps needed to obtain organic certification and the coherence between crop and animal production needed to foster sustainability.

SIGNIFICANCE

SEGAE was designed to strengthen European training in agroecology, and active contributions from users would help to improve this tool, extend it to new farming systems and forge connections within the community of teachers working on agroecology.

中文翻译：

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SEGAE：学习农业生态学的在线严肃游戏

语境

越来越多的证据表明，农业生态学可以调和农业可持续性的环境，经济和社会支柱。但是，农业生态学的教学具有挑战性，特别是因为欧洲大多数农业研究生课程都不适合教授其相关实践的多样性。

客观的

为了改善农业生态学习，我们构建了在线模拟游戏SEGAE。本文说明了游戏与学习农业生态学的相关性。

方法

该游戏基于一个建模框架，该框架对整合的农牧业农场中农业生态实践的实施进行了博弈，并评估了其对可持续性的影响。为此，SEGAE基于一种面向输出的方法，该方法代表了实践对各种指标的影响。这些影响包含在一个矩阵中，该矩阵与玩家可访问的动态图形界面相关联。开发了两个游戏会话示例来说明游戏的潜力。

结果与结论

在第一个示例中，参与者可以通过实施改善土壤质量的实践并评估其对可持续性的影响来获得有关农业生态实践的知识。该示例的结果使该农场的整体可持续发展性得到了改善，而其潜在的粮食生产潜力却减少了。在第二个示例中，参与者可以在五年内将农场转换为有机农场，从而提高其过渡管理技能并获得系统方法。该示例的结果迅速讨论了获得有机认证所需的步骤以及促进可持续发展所需的作物和动物生产之间的连贯性。

意义

SEGAE旨在加强欧洲在农业生态学方面的培训，用户的积极贡献将有助于改进该工具，将其扩展到新的耕作系统，并在从事农业生态学的教师社区中建立联系。