Geospatial Gaming - City & Streets Masterclass

In this masterclass we look at AR games including Pokemon Go, the potential impact they can have and how to use them to your advantage.

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1. City & Streets Masterclass Stephen Yarwood (@StephenYarwood) & Dr Zac Fitz-Walter (@zefcan) GEOSPATIAL GAMING
2. Slides and bonus resources: http://gamificationgeek.com/cityandstreets Stephen Yarwood (@StephenYarwood) & Dr Zac Fitz-Walter (@zefcan)
3. Welcome!
4. The Game Plan • A brief intro to geospatial games • Brainstorm ways to take advantage of geospatial games • Develop an action plan to deal with unexpected games that appear in your city
5. 1 What is geospatial gaming?
6. Pervasive game
7. a game expands play socially, spatially or temporally Montola. M., 2005
9. http://www.brucevanpatter.com/brueghel_painting.html
10. http://www.brucevanpatter.com/brueghel_painting.html
11. Allison Johnstonn CC BY 2.0
13. ARQUAKE 1998-2002 http://www.tinmith.net/arquake/
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23. city2050 What urban planners and forward-thinking mayors have struggled to accomplish with development or pedestrian- safety infrastructure, Nintendo seems to have done for thousands of places and millions of people in just a few days Kate Abbey-Lambertz - Huffington Post @StephenYarwood
24. city2050 “the game isn’t a substitute for real life: it’s a revolutionary new way we can engage with one another, at a time where human interaction is becoming ever more scarce.” Daniel Latorre – Project for Public Spaces @StephenYarwood
25. city2050 @StephenYarwood Placemaking opportunities are almost endless! This summer - do things lighter, quicker, cheaper. • Temporary seating • Temporary lighting • Temporary waste management • Temporary traders
26. city2050 Who? Anyone interested in urban innovation! Strategic Planners Place Makers Librarians Community Development Staff Asset Managers Community Centre Managers Open Space Planners Main Street Co-ordinators Economic Development Staff Urban Planners Mayors, Councillor, CEOs, General Managers & Directors @StephenYarwood
27. 2 Take advantage of geospatial games
29. https://9to5google.com/2016/07/11/opinion-pokemon-go/
30. 11pm New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLdWbwQJWI0
31. The next Pokemon Go game?
32. Pokémon Go.
34. "We have another big launch planned for later this year” http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/ar-games-is-just-the-start-pokemon-go-creator-says-w504829 - John Hanke, Niantic CEO, 21 Sep 2017
35. How can we make the most of it?
36. Ideation Activity
37. Warm up ACTIVITY
38. Ideation Goal Generate new ideas to take advantage of geospatial games in the areas they impact
39. Process 1. Card creation 2. Brainstorm 2. Sort 3. Refine 4. Present
40. The cards Goal People Place Opportunity Wild
41. Ideation Cards Goal
42. Ideation Cards People
43. Ideation Cards Place
44. Ideation Cards Opportunity
45. Ideation Cards Wild
46. The cards Goal People Place Opportunity Wild
47. 2. Brainstorm
48. 10 min brainstorm 1. In pairs brainstorm at least 5 ideas 2. The cards are there to help, pick one card from each pile 3. Use a different post-it note for each idea 4. Focus on interactive ideas 5. No idea is silly!
49. city2050 @StephenYarwood Placemaking opportunities are almost endless! • Road closures • Buskers/entertainment • Pokémon 'trail'? Lures at specific spots at specific times • Precinct/main streets working collaboratively • Businesses that are PokéStops with seating • Free Wi-Fi in key locations?
50. 3. Sort ideas
52. Feasible: How easy is it to implement? Engaging: How likely will the player do it?
53. More feasible More engaging Less feasible Less engaging
54. More feasible Less feasible More engaging Less engaging
55. 4. Pick your favourite
56. 5. Present
57. Present 1. What was the goal? 2. What is your idea? 3. How does it work?
58. 3 Developing an action plan
59. Next steps for local government
60. Action plan checklist
61. Action plan checklist 1. Understand the game 2. Identify the game design and local champions 3. Assess the potential impact 4. Plan a response 5. Share the details and get feedback
62. Wrap-up
63. The Game Plan • A brief intro to geospatial games • Brainstorm ways to take advantage of geospatial games • Develop an action plan to deal with unexpected games that appear in your city
64. Feedback http://bit.ly/cityandstreets
65. Selfie time!
66. Slides and bonus resources: http://gamificationgeek.com/cityandstreets Stephen Yarwood (@StephenYarwood) & Dr Zac Fitz-Walter (@zefcan) Planning tomorrow today: https://www.city2050.com.au/ Resources
67. city2050 Stephen Yarwood (@StephenYarwood) & Dr Zac Fitz-Walter (@zefcan)