A Game as an Urban Design Tool: Play the City | reSITE 2016

"We believe that games can help make better cities."

Game designer, urbanist, and Amsterdam-based researcher, Ekim Tan, brought the biggest urban game ever to Prague at reSITE 2016. Hundreds of people were involved in a giant board game to plan the ideal city. It is called “Play the City.”

"It does not mean that the game should offer only the one ‘right way’ to plan. There can be many good solutions when hearing from diverse stakeholders. The game rather creates unexpected partnerships and relationships and helps build mutual trust. First of all, the game help to understand that the right solution starts with good communication."

Participants tried out different professional roles while planning a city. For the first time, game designer Ekim Tan involved so many people in the game, which was played on 12 different massive game boards on the floor of the Forum Karlin venue.

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