Teaching the next generation about sustainability through Mixed Reality story based play.

在为Net Zero设计时，一个经常被忽视的方面是教育儿童，让他们知道环境的价值和可持续发展的重要性。在合作社进行的一项调查中，大多数父母表示，他们自己没有工具或知识来适当地教育孩子，但他们有这样做的愿望。调查还发现，60%的父母表示，他们通过教育孩子养成了更可持续的做法。在儿童中教授好习惯必须在较小的年龄(学龄前)进行，并且必须由监护人和教师共同推动：教育科学家Farhana Borg在2017年进行的一项学术研究得出结论：_“幼儿对可持续发展的学习与教师和监护人参与与可持续发展相关的讨论和活动之间存在显著和积极的关系。重要的是确保儿童有机会在家里和学龄前参加讨论和实践活动--基于游戏的学习是一种很好的教育儿童良好习惯的手段，但存在着利用混合现实游戏通过物理、数字和现实世界的互动来利用讲故事的好处的机会。该项目将调查旨在通过基于混合现实故事的游戏教育下一代可持续性的解决方案。

An often overlooked aspect in designing for Net Zero is the education of children to teach them the value of the environment and importance of sustainability. In a survey conducted by the Co-operative most parents state that they don't have the tools or knowledge themselves to properly teach their children yet have the desire to do so. The survey also found that 60% of parents state that they have developed more sustainable practices through educating their children. Teaching good habits in children has to been undertaken at an earlier age (pre-school) and has to be driven by a mixture of guardians and teachers:An Academic study conducted in 2017 by educational scientist Farhana Borg concluded that:_"a significant and positive relationship between young children's learning about sustainability and the involvement of teachers and guardians in sustainability-related discussions and activities. It is important to ensure that children are given the opportunity to participate in discussions and practical activities, both at home and at preschool_Play based learning is well established as a means of teaching children good habits however there exists an opportunity to leverage Mixed Reality play to harness the benefits of storytelling via physical, digital and real world interactions.This project will investigate solutions that aim to teach the next generation about sustainability through Mixed Reality story based play.