© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B © 2013 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved. SR-1563B Speaker Name | Speaker Title March 2013 GAME ANALYSIS: Top 25 Zones of Future Innovation © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B
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© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B Gameful cities will harness citizen creativity by decentralizing many urban services through a peer network of makers and innovators. These strategies will lead to much needed urban revitalization efforts that will be both efficient and locally relevant. Combining new technologies for crowdsourced mapping, augmented reality, and smart infrastructure with gaming mechanisms will boost civic engagement and guide groups toward useful and satisfying results. 3 2 | Gameful Cities | Future Innovation © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B
There was a range of suggestions from players in this space. Some suggested building up City Innovation Offices around the world, while others focused on illuminating individual contributions to city spaces through sensors capable of collecting data on anything from emotional responses to vital signs. 4 2 | Gameful Cities | From the Players © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B
5 A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other.* Philippines** 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game *Cards have been lightly edited for readability **Player location was self selected
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 6 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 7 A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 8 Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 9 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to peoples smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 10 What if they already have internet-cafes and common use game rooms? Thematic gaming to raise concern of the local is great idea! Russia 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to people’s smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 11 Just like playing SimCity can help solve city- planning/running problems. So too can other problems be solved via entertainment if done right Denmark 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to people’s smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA What if they already have internet-cafes and common use game rooms? Thematic gaming to raise concern of the local is great idea! Russia
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 12 Using video: huge "window- walls" in sister cities 2 raise consciousness? U r at Yale & walk up to a wall & see ppl in a slum & they see you. USA 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to people’s smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA What if they already have internet-cafes and common use game rooms? Thematic gaming to raise concern of the local is great idea! Russia Just like playing SimCity can help solve city- planning/running problems. So too can other problems be solved via entertainment if done right Denmark
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 13 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to people’s smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA What if they already have internet-cafes and common use game rooms? Thematic gaming to raise concern of the local is great idea! Russia Just like playing SimCity can help solve city- planning/running problems. So too can other problems be solved via entertainment if done right Denmark Using video: huge "window- walls" in sister cities 2 raise consciousness? U r at Yale & walk up to a wall & see ppl in a slum & they see you. USA … A #game could provide a safe space to overcome such barriers and help induce a healthier interaction! India Very strict roles in society: gender roles, castes, religious rules, … You can’t talk and interact with everybody … Finland
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 14 2 | Gameful Cities | Micro-forecasts from the Game A game that teaches collaboration between different stake holders in a community. This way stake holders can better understand each other. Philippines Gameify your city like Shannon Spanhake and San Francisco have just done! USA A #catalyze4change game implemented regionally and for more concrete challenges. Then get people together to brainstorm.... Singapore Mobile ARG GPS game simulating wasteland to encourage sustainable practices in ‘developed’ communities that in turn affect poor. USA City Pulse - deliver the pulse (sensor data) of a city to people’s smart phones showing a persons impact on the city. USA What if they already have internet-cafes and common use game rooms? Thematic gaming to raise concern of the local is great idea! Russia Just like playing SimCity can help solve city- planning/running problems. So too can other problems be solved via entertainment if done right Denmark Using video: huge "window- walls" in sister cities 2 raise consciousness? U r at Yale & walk up to a wall & see ppl in a slum & they see you. USA Very strict roles in society: gender roles, castes, religious rules, … You can’t talk and interact with everybody Finland A #game could provide a safe space to overcome such barriers and help induce a healthier interaction! India
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© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 16 Ugandan artist, Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire, built a Recycled Amusement Park out of recycled plastic in order to give underserved urban children a place to play, a central part of any healthy community. Corpovisionarios Corpovisionarios is the brainchild of the former mayor of Bogota, Antanas Mockus, who is widely known for his creative use of game mechanics to enhance citizen engagement and rule of law. Mockus famously used mimes to shame drivers into obeying the law. 2 | Gameful Cities | Signals from the Present Recycled Amusement Park Image Source: Image Source:
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 17 The Scanadu SCOUT is a new health technology that seamlessly records and tracks personal vital signs. Linking this data with community health statistics and game mechanics could be catalytic for creating more resilient cities. Battle Paris Battle Paris is a game that asks players to conquer Paris by getting to know all it has to offer, while gaining knowledge about the local environment and resources. 2 | Gameful Cities | Signals from the Present Scanadu SCOUT Image Source: Image Source: