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Engaging young people with video games could help tackle NIMBYism, Lords committee finds
Games including Minecraft and The Sims could foster more positive attitudes to the planning process, government told
Engaging children and young people with video games could help minimise future commercial and planning risk, according to a cross-party House of Lords committee.
The Built Environment Committee said games including Minecraft, The Sims and Assassins’ Creed can be effective in connecting young people to construction and design, promoting more positive attitudes to development in the planning process.
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