{"id":10233,"date":"2025-05-28T16:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/?post_type=program-project&#038;p=10233"},"modified":"2026-09-27T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:43:50","slug":"electopolis-the-politics-of-decision","status":"publish","type":"program-project","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/de\/programs\/digieduhack-2024\/projects\/electopolis-the-politics-of-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Electopolis: The Politics of Decision (Local Winner &amp; Global Finalist)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electopolis is a multiplayer simulation game designed to cultivate critical thinking, civic engagement, and digital literacy among high school and university students. Players take on social roles in a fictional city, navigating political decisions, misinformation, and AI-generated scenarios. The game blends city-building with real-world governance mechanics, using AI to simulate complex outcomes of civic actions. With learning analytics, digital twins, and network analysis, Electopolis empowers students to experience the consequences of their choices and reflect on their role in shaping society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact \/ Outreach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electopolis transforms civic education into an active, immersive experience. By simulating political systems and misinformation in real time, it helps students understand power, policy, and impact\u2014preparing a new generation of engaged, critically thinking citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cc00f4a5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/digieduhack.com\/solutions\/electopolis-the-politics-of-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Project Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iRGlnaUVkdUhhY2syMDI0X0VsZWN0b3BvbGlzOiBUaGUgUG9saXRpY3Mgb2YgRGVjaXNpb24iIHdpZHRoPSI1MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMzc1IiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL2VtYmVkL1lWZ2JfcFpSWVAwP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electopolis is a multiplayer simulation game designed to cultivate critical thinking, civic engagement, and digital literacy among high school and university students. 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