Resolving complex urban challenges with gaming
summary
CIV Lab claims gaming can solve urban problems and reports running workshops where architects play city-builder games and GTA to surface design flaws the city missed. Teams create a mock-up of Helsinki and other cities and run R&D pilots in New York and Amsterdam. Fund flow supposedly shifts 40% of recent gaming investment toward city builders and the initiative lists 100 partners. Demos exist but a realistic commercial product is not yet built.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:50Urban challenges overview
- 3:17Root causes of city problems
- 6:55Gaming as urban solution
- 8:43Gamifying city development
- 11:10City innovation initiative
- 13:21Building realistic city models
- 14:46Community and collaboration model
- 16:11Case study and vision
- 17:37Q&A and partnerships
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