Playable Cities The City as a Digital Playground /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nijholt, Anton (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Gaming Media and Social Effects,
• Subjects: Engineering.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer science > Mathematics.; Computer mathematics.; Computational intelligence.; Sociology, Urban.; Computational Intelligence.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Mathematical Applications in Computer Science.; Urban Studies/Sociology.

This book addresses the topic of playable cities, which use the ‘smartness’ of digital cities to offer their citizens playful events and activities. The contributions presented here examine various aspects of playable cities, including developments in pervasive and urban games, the use of urban data...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Playable Cities
• Creative Tourism, Social Tourism and Playful Smart Cities
• Playful Urban Interventions
• Game Engine in Urban Planning and Citizen Participation
• Thirdplaceness
• Mischief Humor in Playable Cities
• Digital Cartography for Playable Cities
• Development of Pervasive Games
• Urban Game: Operation Noose
• Engaging with the City through Urban Data Games
• Experimentation and Playfulness.