📢 New Publication: Exploring Citizens’ Perceptions Through Cities: Skylines

Aug 1, 2024·
Junyao He
Junyao He
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🎉 Exciting New Publication!

Proud to share our recent article, which explores how citizens engage with urban planning through the online communities of the popular simulation game Cities: Skylines. This study introduces a novel methodological approach using social media data analytics, demonstrating the practical intersection between gaming and urban planning.

Highlights of Our Research:

  • Data Source: Extensive datasets were collected from Reddit, the primary platform for gaming discussions.
  • Methods: Applied content analysis and sentiment analysis to identify topics and emotions, providing insights into citizens’ cognitive and affective perceptions.
  • Findings: Revealed how citizens learn and feel about urban planning elements, offering valuable implications for the design of simulation games to enhance public understanding of planning practices.

Authors:

  • Yujia Qiu, Yanliu Lin, Junyao He, and Hongmei Lu

📖 Read the full article here: SAGE Journals
🔗 Learn more about our project: Collaborative Planning at Utrecht University

✨ #Gaming #SocialMedia #UrbanPlanning #CitiesSkylines #SentimentAnalysis

Gaming Social Media Urban Planning Sentiment Analysis Research
Junyao He
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Junyao He
PhD Candidate in Spatial Planning and Human Geography