This paper, authored by and published in ToDIGRA (Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association), analyzes the game as an artifact of contemporary urban planning theory. Key Themes of the Paper
: Another paper (2014) explores how students reflect on creating future, sustainable cities through games like SimCity, using them to understand complex, interdependent urban systems. SimCity Societies
: This 2015 paper reflects on the wider SimCity series, including Societies, as a pedagogical tool that helps students think holistically about urban patterns and processes. This paper, authored by and published in ToDIGRA
: The paper compares the game's mechanics to the ideas of famed urban theorist Richard Florida . It explores how the game’s "Social Energies" (Creativity, Authority, Knowledge, etc.) reflect Florida’s theories about how specific cultural values and "city personalities" attract certain types of workers. : The paper compares the game's mechanics to