What we do

Can people get involved in planning their city? How can policymakers explore implications of their choices without implementing them? How can we examine if we are adequately prepared for emergencies? Can people understand complex laws without going through verbose tomes?

These problems require spaces where individuals and groups can come together and question, debate, discuss, and ideate. Spaces that are open and equal. Space that allow for participation, immersive learning and informed decision making.

Our goal is to create such spaces using games, simulations and visualisations – tools based on research that allow diverse sets of people to communicate on an equal footing. We seek partners from the government, academia, civil society and industry to further our goal of creating spaces for collective reflection and growth.

How we do this

We are an interdisciplinary research organization. We have people from diverse backgrounds, including social sciences, art, and technology working together, for the idea of being equal and open applies to the organization and the people in it.

We start by defining the research problem, followed by the literature review. Depending on availability of data (which in India is a well-known issue), we do our own primary research involving a combination of surveys, ethnographic studies, and/or focus groups. Next comes analysis, which is the foundation for our models, both conceptual and computational. Based on these models, we create visualisations, simulations and games. Then, the stakeholders work with these tools. This, in turn, helps refine the problem formulation, and so on. Such iterations help stakeholders come closer to a deeper understanding of the problem.

Our goal is thus to enhance the following capabilities: Decision making, Learning and education, and Participatory processes Using Games, visualisations, and simulations (links to these items) In the areas of Public safety and security and urban issues

We speak of an innovation eco-system but without research driven by the Indian context, that eco-system is going to remain a pipe dream. What we need is a research organization that understands the Indian context, does not shy away from the complexity of the issues involved. What we need is a research organization that promotes dialogue between academia, civil society, industry and the Government. We envision Fields of View to be that organization. If you want to be a part of this journey, please do get in touch. We look forward to hear from you.

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Fields of View
c/o IIIT-Bangalore
#26/C, Electronics City,
Hosur Road,
Bangalore, 560100
E-mail: info@fieldsofview.in

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