CITIGAMES. CREATING URBAN SCENARIOS THROUGH PLAY

A lively debate is taking place around the future of our (smart?) cities. Ultimately, it boils down to which future do we, as a society, envision for our urban spaces: for this, it is fundamental to engage citizens in co-imagining future scenarios as a way to debate and decide on urban innovation. However, it is sometimes difficult to include people from all walks of life in this process.

In our research practice, we have turned to speculative “citygames” to visualize and share ideas on how our future might look like, thus fostering a democratic and participatory debate. Two speculative design methods (“pastiche scenarios” and “objects from the future”) will be presented during this workshop, discussing how to adapt them for playful workshops with citizens.

organising institution: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
tutor: Gabriele Ferri, researcher in Play & Civic Media, lecturer in Design Ethics

THE WORKSHOP IS PART OF "EUROPEAN CITY AGENCIES NETWORK. A DISCUSSION ON CITIZENSHIP AND THE SPATIAL PLANNING PROCESS", THE FINAL CONFERENCE OF EUCANET - EUROPEAN AGENCIES NETWORK FOR CITIZENSHIP, INCLUSION, INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROCESS. EUCANET IS CO-FUNDED BY THE EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Citygames - Creating urban scenarios through play

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