Play Marmara Report

‘Play Marmara’ took place in MARUF19 as the first regional development game in Turkey. Based on real-world data and ‘serious gaming’ method, Play Marmara was used as a participatory technique in planning the future of cities and sustainable regional development. Mayors from the region, the heads of development agencies in the region, practitioners, academics and university students came together on Play Marmara session. This serious gaming experience during MARUF also paves the way for further discussions on the regional development of Marmara. The prominent topics and projects, areas of cooperation, solution proposals, and outputs in Play Marmara sessions, which were held with over 150 participants in 5 sessions are included in the report.