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The Spatial Distribution Of Coccidia In Arkansas Freshwater Snails, Julia R. Pye, Taylor M. Fiedor, Jason M. Post, Kyle D. Gustafson Apr 2026

The Spatial Distribution Of Coccidia In Arkansas Freshwater Snails, Julia R. Pye, Taylor M. Fiedor, Jason M. Post, Kyle D. Gustafson

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Coccidia are obligate, intracellular parasites that infect the digestive tracts of many animals and cause coccidosis, which can result in vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, death. At broader scales, the disease contributes to substantial economic losses in agriculture. Our study examined the distribution of Pfeifferinella ellipsoides, a coccidian parasite in freshwater snails. Based on previous research, we hypothesized that (1) there will be statistically significant spatial clustering in northern Arkansas and (2) the parasite will be found exclusively in two snail genera, Physa and Planorbella. We sampled 17 snail species and surveyed feces for oocysts from 1,920 snails and …

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The Role Of Synergy Index On The People Interaction Inside The City Of Djelfa By Using Space Syntax Technique, Brahim Ahmed, Khalfallah Boudjemaa Apr 2026

The Role Of Synergy Index On The People Interaction Inside The City Of Djelfa By Using Space Syntax Technique, Brahim Ahmed, Khalfallah Boudjemaa

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Algerian cities in general, and the city of Djelfa in particular, are witnessing significant demographic growth and rapid spatial expansion, which has resulted in the emergence of new neighborhoods somewhat far from the historical city center, which is saturated with commercial and service activities. The research aims to identify whether visitors can meet residents outside the old city center, the level of interaction between them, and the most appealing areas for this interaction, which could develop into secondary commercial zones that alleviate pressure on the city center. We utilized the spatial syntax technique to measure these interactions by modeling the …

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Photogrammetry As A Technology For Preserving Architectural Heritage: An Applied Study Of The Al-Maqam Mosque In Basra, Armin Sarkis Markaryan, Farah Thiab, Hamed H. Samir Apr 2026

Photogrammetry As A Technology For Preserving Architectural Heritage: An Applied Study Of The Al-Maqam Mosque In Basra, Armin Sarkis Markaryan, Farah Thiab, Hamed H. Samir

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many countries aim to preserve their cultural heritage, encompassing both tangible and intangible aspects. This is achieved through various techniques, including digital methods, to record and document heritage buildings. One of the most prominent and widely used techniques is Photogrammetry, which is used for both three-dimensional and two-dimensional levels. Numerous studies have explored this technique and discussed its application to various types of buildings, including heritage and archaeological structures. The reviewed literature reveals a lack of application of this technique in architectural studies focused on preserving the built heritage of the city of Basra, particularly buildings with a religious character, …

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Absurdity In Human Architecture Between Healing And Illness, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed, Ibrahim Jawad Al-Yousif Apr 2026

Absurdity In Human Architecture Between Healing And Illness, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed, Ibrahim Jawad Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Despite the evolution of architecture throughout the ages, it still exhibits a clear contrast between order and chaos, where ideas and forms intertwine to produce a diversity of outcomes between creativity and failure, healing and illness. This contrast highlights the presence of absurdity in contemporary architectural projects, serving as a rhetorical tool that challenges architectural conventions and expands the boundaries of human reason by presenting innovative solutions. Accordingly, the research problem is represented by the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the role of absurdity in shaping human architecture. The aim of the research was to reveal the role of …

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The Role Of Algorithmic Design In The Development Of Responsive Facades, Ghada Ghalib Alnaimy, Younis Saleem Apr 2026

The Role Of Algorithmic Design In The Development Of Responsive Facades, Ghada Ghalib Alnaimy, Younis Saleem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

In recent years, the use of algorithms in building façade design has significantly increased, enabling architects to create complex geometric forms that were traditionally difficult to achieve. Algorithmic design relies on employing algorithms to generate and process design parameters using digital tools such as 3D modelling and digital fabrication techniques. This approach enhances the performance of façades, allowing them to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The study addresses the need to understand the role of algorithms in creating contemporary architectural façades derived from nature and responsive both environmentally and aesthetically. The research aims to explore how these algorithms improve façade …

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The Role Of Algorithms In The Formation Structure Of Future Architecture, Shahad Alaa Soud, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji Apr 2026

The Role Of Algorithms In The Formation Structure Of Future Architecture, Shahad Alaa Soud, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Technological development is an essential element in architectural development. It works to change the perception of how buildings are designed. Also, it leads to future horizons to imagine distinctive architecture based on the rules of the unfamiliar in architectural forms and the trend towards dynamic forms. Moreover, it takes nature as a source of inspiration and, in addition to the possibilities of technology for building materials, resulting in the emergence of unexpected, vibrant, and ever-changing architectural forms. Future architecture depends on using digital generation tools to form its free dynamic structure, and algorithms are one of the digital tools used …

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The Effect Of Digital Media Techniques On Shaping The City's Identity: Architecture Algorithm As Application, Mohammed Ghazi Abbas, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

The Effect Of Digital Media Techniques On Shaping The City's Identity: Architecture Algorithm As Application, Mohammed Ghazi Abbas, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The importance of the topic comes from the use of algorithms and digital technologies in our life, so the research problem was (the cognitive need to influence the algorithm in the formulation of digital media that creates a new form of the identity of the city). Hence, the goal is (to reformulate the visual vision of the city and the influence of architectural algorithms at the level of visual, formal and functional characteristics). It assumes the architecture algorithm as an application tool that will affect digital media technologies and the designer’s new design tools that lead to products with an …

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Topological Characteristics Of An Architectural Product, Ahmed Maher Rashid, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

Topological Characteristics Of An Architectural Product, Ahmed Maher Rashid, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Topology or spatial science is one of the branches of modern mathematics that cast a shadow over various cognitive sciences, including architecture, as it began to overgrow in the contemporary digital age to make room for more creativity and structural design and implementation capabilities. Yet, the characteristics of this concept are still uncommon in the architectural community and the previous studies that dealt with it in fragmentary and separate concepts. Accordingly, the research problem is “the ambiguity of knowledge about the topological characteristics of contemporary architectural products.” The research seeks to form a comprehensive theoretical framework on the topological characteristics …

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Design Determinants Of Discrete Digital Surfaces, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji, Shahad Alaa Soud Apr 2026

Design Determinants Of Discrete Digital Surfaces, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji, Shahad Alaa Soud

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The emergence of many free structures in contemporary architecture and the transformation in aesthetics toward complex curved and folded shapes has led to a search for computer-aided design and geometric manipulations using discrete surfaces, which contributed to the creation of complex architectural surfaces that are both simple and economical at the same time. However, it is difficult to achieve such surfaces because of the complexity of representing them in an applicable and executable engineering body  , and the hardship of studying and representing them structurally for they need a set of special engineering programs to obtain the required structural strength. …

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The Nature Of The Architectural Surfaces And The Structural Relationships In Order To Build Stability And Formal Balance, Anwar Shareef Apr 2026

The Nature Of The Architectural Surfaces And The Structural Relationships In Order To Build Stability And Formal Balance, Anwar Shareef

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architectural surface represents one of the main pillars of formal configuration that work with each other to give the building external appearance and its formal properties. In general, the most important challenges facing the study of architecture is the analysis of The Structural Relationships under which the formal formation and formulas for generating its patterns within the different architectural directions to benefit from her in the process of architectural education. This original_study represented a step in the way of analyzing and establishing an information base for architectural propositions that dealt with surfaces according to Structural Relationships with multiple linking, …

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Employing Smart Systems In Integrated Management Of Infrastructure For Housing Projects, Marwa Mohammed Al-Zaidi, Safaaaldeen Ali Apr 2026

Employing Smart Systems In Integrated Management Of Infrastructure For Housing Projects, Marwa Mohammed Al-Zaidi, Safaaaldeen Ali

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many contemporary economic and social drivers have enabled the introduction of sensor network technologies, computing and communication systems in urban infrastructure and contemporary housing projects with the aim of achieving integration between infrastructure management. As a result, the current study deals with a topic that has not been dealt with through previous studies, theses and theses in an accurate and required manner. Therefore, the aim of the research was to clarify the role of smart systems in achieving integrated management by building a comprehensive theoretical framework to be a research problem (the need for a comprehensive theoretical framework on the …

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The Schematic Thought Of Cities Beyond The Hermann Theory, Tuqa Raad Alrobaee, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

The Schematic Thought Of Cities Beyond The Hermann Theory, Tuqa Raad Alrobaee, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research focuses on one of the important theories on the human brain, how to understand the nature of human thinking and predict its behavior, Hermann's theory, by introducing a new philosophical vision, looking for the center in Herman's model, Called the inner senses as adopted by the philosopher Ibn Sina. Thus, the research problem summarized as follows: the absence of a center in Hermann's model of organizing and coordination between the four parts of his brain that he proposed. The research adopted the hypothesis that there is a close relationship between the inner senses as proposed by Ibn Sina …

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The Contemporary Vision Of Urban Planning According To The Requirements Of Modernity And Spirit Of The Times, Asaim Sabah Ibrahim Apr 2026

The Contemporary Vision Of Urban Planning According To The Requirements Of Modernity And Spirit Of The Times, Asaim Sabah Ibrahim

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Seven topics are addressed in terms of formulas in conjunction with the modernity of what planning is according to the level of being vague and it is: Math logic and its' relation with planning, Philosophy and its' relation with planning, policies and its' relation with planning, Freedom and its' relation with planning, Demography and its' relation with planning Society and it's its' relation with planning, art and its' relation with planning. Putting ahead and behind and extracts all the thoughts that related to the after modernity in implication and this research is about to raise a planning that is aligned …

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Indigenization Text Features In Contemporary Local Architecture, Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza, Suaad Khaleel Ibraheem, Arwa Mohammed Mubarak Apr 2026

Indigenization Text Features In Contemporary Local Architecture, Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza, Suaad Khaleel Ibraheem, Arwa Mohammed Mubarak

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The impact of the rapid progress of technology on local architecture features, led the so to chaos in architectural production and lack of harmony with each other, in particular, and with the general context in general, bore with two trends contradictory problematic firstly originality and return to the local architecture values and its assets and the second modernity and liberation of the old and the impossibility of return to the past.Confirmation continuity of civilization would have to come through innovation and Indigenization in the architectural expression and linked to the concepts of modernity, the identity of the concept of a …

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Visual Integration Of Historic Cities Centers- Al Rasheed Street, Abdul Hussien Abd Ali Al-Askary, Atheer Omran Hayyawi Al-Kaissi Apr 2026

Visual Integration Of Historic Cities Centers- Al Rasheed Street, Abdul Hussien Abd Ali Al-Askary, Atheer Omran Hayyawi Al-Kaissi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Historic centers are considered as one of the main problems introduced in the contemporary literatures, The concept of visual integration was discussed in several studies on several levels (philosophical, urban, architectural), while they did not get to intensively within the studies dealing with the concept on a holistic level and in all its aspects. The research problem defind as, "The lack of image about the concept and indicators of street visual integration " The hypothesis of Search is "Vary the effect of the elements , relationships and properties visual for elevations at the level of the Part and the whole …

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Tectonic In Architecture, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji Apr 2026

Tectonic In Architecture, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architectural development along its history reflects advancement of expression ability of ideas , elements and structural systems . This explain how a specific structural system gains specific aesthetic values which obtained by cumulative experts advice about construction and architecture , also explain the convertibility of constructional thought pure structural system into structural system tectonic . The research problem was the lake of knowledge about complex degree of tectonic consept and its correlation with the structural system and construction . From this point, the comprehensive understanding of a tectonic concept depends on understanding the essential nature of structural system and construction …

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Architecture Design Methods According To Advance Human's Intellect & Technology, Ahmed Talib Hameed Haddad Apr 2026

Architecture Design Methods According To Advance Human's Intellect & Technology, Ahmed Talib Hameed Haddad

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This paper explain design method as a ring or relationship link between theory and applied , and it discuss the important developments in the field of architectural design methods according to advance human's intellect & his technology ; firstly from intuition thinking ( according to try and error ) to the industrial revolution that is followed mathematical and rational limitation thinking , and this thought go directly to un-limitation thinking that’s followed new scientific revolution , and it is arrive to contemporary digital revolution . Beside this that paper search for a development relationship between architectural form and architectural design …

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Thermal Effect Of External Cladding Materials On The Microclimate In Urban Environment, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Ahmed Hani Rasheed Al-Tamim Apr 2026

Thermal Effect Of External Cladding Materials On The Microclimate In Urban Environment, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Ahmed Hani Rasheed Al-Tamim

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

It has been found recently, that many architects are using new imported materials for external cladding, which might cause an increase in air temperature of the urban environment, and creating new microclimate thermally differ from other places according to the type of cladding materials used on building façade , especially in commercial streets, which is believed that most people feels changes in thermal difference in commercial streets more than the difference in residential districts, where people are usually indoors. So due to the lack of information about the effect of such material on urban environment, the paper aimed to contribute …

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Urban Integration Of Historic Centers: Analytical Study Of The Factors Of Urban Integration At Al-Karkh Historic Center, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Mohammed Mahdi Hussein Apr 2026

Urban Integration Of Historic Centers: Analytical Study Of The Factors Of Urban Integration At Al-Karkh Historic Center, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Mohammed Mahdi Hussein

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Historic centers are considered one of the tangible forms of civilization in terms of depicting the extensions of the past. They form one of the intensively proposed controversies in the modern field in regard to the possibility of dealing with them, the objectives of development and conserving them as they represent the merge of the old and the new. This is manifested in the merger of contradictions and the changing value resulting from urban interference in order to link the historic centers with other parts of the city through linear streets that penetrate its urban structure and divide its urban …

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Fractal Rhythm In Local Architectural Facades, Enas Salim, Venus S.A. Zangana Apr 2026

Fractal Rhythm In Local Architectural Facades, Enas Salim, Venus S.A. Zangana

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research focuses on local architectural facades in Baghdad and the chaos and confusion ,Loosing the balance and order that these facades suffered from, due to random and irresponsible architectural practices, with the emergence of the idea of fractional rhythm as a regulatory tool achieves that exciting balance back between the extremes (contextual and disorder), the research problem has Defined that there is no study diagnosed this confusion and anarchy in local architectural facades in Baghdad based on the idea of fractional rhythm, on that base the research's goal is to Identify practical procedures to reach to facades with fractional …

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The Effect Of Sun Breakers Characteristics On Wind Noise Generated By Them, Samar Hilal Askar, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi Apr 2026

The Effect Of Sun Breakers Characteristics On Wind Noise Generated By Them, Samar Hilal Askar, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

In hot regions like Iraq, where solar energy is very high, sun breaks are preferred to be implemented in design of the buildings as apart of the facade. Some types of sun breakers cause whistling noise or other types of noise which annoy occupants of the building especially if the building is residential. as it has been found, numbers of sun breakers may act similar in preventing sun ray penetration, therefore classified these shapes according to it's effects on causing noise may help designers in choosing the shapes matching there esthetic needs with less noise generating. Thus sun breakers with …

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Excerption And Inclusion In Language And Architecture, Emad Younis Lafi Apr 2026

Excerption And Inclusion In Language And Architecture, Emad Younis Lafi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Excerption and inclusion are two terms in Arabic rhetoric. The excerption is defined as a taking a part of text from Holly Quran or Hadith and put it in a poem, verse line, or put it in a prose text. But the linguistics expand the concept of this term to include taking from another sciences and knowledge, like Grammar, Philology, and Prosody. Inclusion is defined as taking a verse line or part of verse line from another poet to put it in a new poem, it is necessary that the poet who take the text should declare it, and if …

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Principle Of Correspondency In Context Of Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rafid Abd Alatif Apr 2026

Principle Of Correspondency In Context Of Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rafid Abd Alatif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research concentrates on Communication which forms one of the main criteria in the design process, Particular attention is given to the user rather than the designer "Architect”;The architectural output process can be represented in two poles; the first, the individual element as designer ,while the other pole, represents the social output as thinker user. But the design process occurs in a much wider range than the two poles. And involved the context that achieved the output. It appears more than one context determined the relationship between parties in the process of design as a designer context, user context, and …

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The Effect Of The Outside Design Elements In Daylight Levels Impact On Windows, Younis Saleem Apr 2026

The Effect Of The Outside Design Elements In Daylight Levels Impact On Windows, Younis Saleem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architects recognize the role of environmental elements (specially the daylight) in reach to successful design achieving better user's performance. The daylight goes to the essence of architectural work by helping to inspire the spaces with their shapes, colors, touches and surfaces. The aim of this research is to determine the fundamental step in daylight design, by measuring the daylight impact on windows. This light is the main source in lighting interior space after it's through the glass panel of window and diffuse in space. So, it's possible to increase interior light level by controlling the external daylight impact on …

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Discontinuity As Catastrophic Event In Urban Design, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Baya Belmessaud Belmessaud Apr 2026

Discontinuity As Catastrophic Event In Urban Design, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Baya Belmessaud Belmessaud

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This research is an attempt to study the discontinuity as a catastrophic event in Urban Design, where this phenomenon had been studied in many displines such as Mathematics, Planning , Medicine ,Surgery and Biology. The research studied this phenomenon from linguistics and conceptual points of views, and submitted its basics in Mathematics according to the Theory of Catastrophe. The research try to borrow this Theory from this field and built a Programme to measure and explore the Discontinuity as a Catastrophic Event in Urban Design. The case study was The CaSaba of Algeria , which is a traditional urban fabric …

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The Effect Of The Geometrical Relations Of The Opera Spaces On The Acoustical Performance, Saba Jabar Al-Khafaji, Peter Khammu Mety, Sara Munther Al-Khoja Apr 2026

The Effect Of The Geometrical Relations Of The Opera Spaces On The Acoustical Performance, Saba Jabar Al-Khafaji, Peter Khammu Mety, Sara Munther Al-Khoja

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

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The Effect Of Design Treatments Of Building Barriers On Providing Visual Blocking In Residential Homes, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Adeeb Noori Apr 2026

The Effect Of Design Treatments Of Building Barriers On Providing Visual Blocking In Residential Homes, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Adeeb Noori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many modern residential buildings lack visual barriers between their interior spaces to provide privacy, such as those created by doors and other openings. This is due to a lack of consideration for the placement of these openings. This research aims to explore design treatments that enhance visual barriers between spaces. Visual barriers are understood through visual connection and lack of visual connection, according to the research concept. The study examines several residential building plans of different styles and identifies the elements of visual barriers within these buildings. The degree of visual barrier for each architectural design treatment is measured by …

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Umcur 2026 Program Pdf Apr 2026

Umcur 2026 Program Pdf

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

This program includes the schedule for oral presentations and posters.

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Four Reconstructions Of Early Vertical Aspirations, Edgar Calabia Samar Apr 2026

Four Reconstructions Of Early Vertical Aspirations, Edgar Calabia Samar

Kritika Kultura

No abstract provided.

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Solarvale: Exploring Australian Ecology And Culture Through Serious Game Design, Ping-I (Adam) Ho, Elliot Birch Apr 2026

Solarvale: Exploring Australian Ecology And Culture Through Serious Game Design, Ping-I (Adam) Ho, Elliot Birch

Imaginings: creative practice and inquiry

This research examines how a serious game (Gee, 2007): Solarvale: Tale of the Sun Root (Birch et al., 2024), developed by students from SAE University College addresses the importance of ecological conservation and cultural awareness specifically in relation to the Australian landscape. While some Australian serious games, such as Catchment Detox (2008), Paperbark (2018), and Bleached Az (2019) engage with similar themes, few titles integrate storytelling with interactive ecological environments and cultural awareness in a way that encourages players to reflect on their own role and actions—which is the central focus of Solarvale. Drawing on the concepts from serious …

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