De Optimale Mix – De serious game over brede welvaart en mobiliteit voor (toekomstige) professionals

The serious game about broad prosperity and passenger transportation for (future) professionals

The Optimal Mix

In the serious game 'The Optimal Mix', (future) professionals work together to design an attractive mobility system for their self-selected case.

Making trade-offs and choices is central to this process. Players in their team consider questions such as: For which target group are we working? What does broad prosperity mean for our project? How do we choose the most optimal means of transport and policy instruments? The game focuses on passenger transport and can be played at various scale levels (neighborhood/municipality/region) and urbanization levels.

Serious games are a simplified representation of complex reality, and provide a safe learning environment for professionals, where literally 'the cards are put on the table'.

The game is developed for students (higher education) and professionals working in the mobility and/or spatial domain. Since 2023, The Optimal Mix has been played with over 500 players in its home country the Netherlands, as well as the US, India and Australia.

for (future) professionals

You play the game with other professionals, your project team, or with a class of students.

stand-alone

You, a colleague, or teacher, can independently be the game leader. Preparation takes approximately 2 hours.

modular

We make a proposal based on the players' backgrounds and your learning objectives. Adapt the game to your needs – and readjust for a different game experience.

These core players are/were involved in the game's development:

Who are we

The development of this game is a collaboration between Tessa Leferink (LEF mobiliteit), Niels van Oort (TU Delft), and Sander Lenferink (Radboud University Nijmegen).
This project is made possible by the Creative Industries Fund Netherlands through the 'Paths to Wellbeing' (Wegen naar Welzijn) program.

The Optimal Mix has multiple learning objectives. For a game session, you choose 1 or 2 that you want to give extra attention to.

target groups

Empathize with, and learn about different target groups.

broad prosperity

Introduction to, and application of broad prosperity models.

collaboration

Get to know each other and each other's fields.

mobility policy

Learn about trade-offs and pros and cons of transport modes and policy instruments.

The Optimal Mix on the go

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The Optimal Mix is developed by LEF mobiliteit and stakeholders from TU Delft and Radboud University Nijmegen. The game is made possible by the Creative Industries Fund NL.

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