Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
Platform Laak: rehearse policy in a fictional province
Laak is a fictional Dutch province presented as a setting for simulating policy, testing cases, and practicing collaboration across government and community levels.
- For
- Policymakers and teams practicing public decision-making
- Worth noticing
- The Laakjournaal gives the fictional setting recurring local reports, including a story about a PHP leak affecting two town websites.
Field notes
Laak's homepage divides its proposed uses into three tracks: testing before implementation, practicing together, and building a game around an organization's own question. The fictional province is mapped at four scales, from province to neighborhood, and its Laakjournaal supplies local context through reports on subjects such as water, security, and infrastructure. Session booking and an introductory meeting are directed to Waai Serious Games; a facilitator login is also listed.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
One card from the complete issue