The future of city gaming
During her doctoral research, Ekim realised that city games can inform urban development by turning the various stakeholders into players which actively influence their urban environment. A decade later, she runs the Amsterdam based city gaming company ‘Play the City', Ekim has detailed her unique city gaming experiences worldwide and is looking ahead to the future. How have city games thus far contributed to our urban environments, and how will they continue to do so? During this book launch, we will discuss lessons learned and ideas for the future of urban gaming. After a Q&A session with Ekim Tan, three guest speakers will share their reflections with the audience.
With amongst others:
- Ekim Tan - Founder, managing director Play the City
- Elizabeth Rapport - Content director (Europe), Urban Land Institute
- Cristina Ampatzidou - PhD researcher University of Groningen
- Rob Ververs - Project developer innovation & senior advisor at Waternet
Play the City: Games Informing the Urban Development
”New generations of city officials will speak the language of games and they will play to plan their cities. We, the experts working for the city, need to adapt our methods to fit a new generation of policymakers and city makers that are born into a world that not only contains, but is reshaped by, the likes of Minecraft, Pokemon Go, and Foursquare on a daily basis. Interactive maps, mixed realities, 3D environments, and multiplayer settings are the new mediums through which an entire generation perceives the urban world. Imagine a future where cities are modeled, tested, designed, and reshaped through interactive, collaborative games. At Play the City, we are working towards creating this future. This book, therefore, will inspire not only the city officials or experts in city making, like architects and planners, but anyone who feels interested and responsible for their living environments.”