The Gamification as a Strategy for Popularising the Benefits of Food Fermentation

Fermented foods correspond to a group of historical and cultural relevance. In addition to constituting a significant part of the diet, some of them present can provide benefits to the human health. Although the demand for functional and healthier foods has grown in recent years, there is still some resistance regarding the sensorial characteristics of some products produced via fermentation. In this chapter, we present how gamification can be an interesting strategy in popularizing fermented foods. Furthermore, we provide the first insights into the board game “Colony”, developed by the authors and focused on the dissemination of concepts related to the microbiology of bioprocesses and the impacts of microbiota on the safety, sensorial and functional quality of fermented foods and beverages.