Putting people and play at the heart of the Future City
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Playable City Projects are brilliant ideas that have been supported, developed and installed in one or more cities. These projects are available to tour to cities around the world. If you are interested in hosting a Playable City project, please get in touch
“Stop, Smile, Stroll” will transform a pedestrian crossing into a 30-second game.
Hello Lamp Post invites people to strike up conversations with familiar street furniture using the text message function of their mobile phones.
A playful pack of wild beasts appeared in unexpected places across the city of Bristol, waiting for people to play with them.
Shadowing gives memory to city street lights, enabling them to record and play back the shadows of those who pass underneath.
A street game played on bikes, that re-invented perceptions of Bristol’s Enterprise Zone
Playable city ideas are a human response to the coldness and anonymity of the urban environment. By encouraging activities that bring joy, we can create a happier, more cohesive urban future
The Guardian
Here you can find out about Playable City ideas that people have invented and roughly prototyped. Some, like Woman in the Wall and BikeTAG, have gone on to be further developed, and many others have lots of potential to do the same. These ideas have emerged from collaborative workshops and residential Labs run (so far) in Bristol, Tokyo, Recife and Lagos. In addition to the ideas below, you can explore even more project propositions, by looking back through the Playable City Award shortlists.
Participants are invited to enjoy the amusement of graffiti using a media tablet without the environmental pollution caused by spray. This simple project allows people… [Read More]
The City hides fish as it grows You are fishing in Cheonggyecheon. Your goal is to let your fish survive through the rapid change… [Read More]
An interactive installation using motion recognition technology, ‘Dancing in Cheonggyecheon’, is a play under Baeogaedari bridge where the audience dances with the animals living in… [Read More]
A walk with my DIY PET transforms the experience of the area of Cheonggyecheon (an industrial district made up of factories and materials) into a… [Read More]
LitKNIT Gateways constructs and plays a walkable programmable light show across Oxford.
Knock, Knock is a way to link two disparate parts of Oxford in a unique and playful way. A mysterious front door would appear over night in two locations in Oxford and invite passers-by to knock on it.
Do Not Press is an experimental game to connect the curious of Oxford and reward playing together. Each button opens the world to a new adventure woven into the fabric of the city of Oxford
The people of Oxford are set to adopt a new family. Three friendly, nomadic characters – that look somewhere between robots, simple objects and cartoon characters – will ask the people of Oxford to show them their newly adopted city.
Interactive mirrors using sight and sound to catch the attention of people on the streets of Lagos.
“Stop, Smile, Stroll” will transform a pedestrian crossing into a 30-second game.
Giving passersby license to dance their way down the street, turning a few steps from an ordinary walk into a playful and magical journey.
Happy Place reinterprets signposts as experiences to move visitors and locals both physically and emotionally across the city.
Im[press]ion blurs the boundary between the digital and the physical in its romantic venture to make tangible an otherwise inept digital interaction.
Make Your Rhythm gives passengers the opportunity of having fun while they are waiting for the bus.
Mischievous Footprints invites citizens to play as they travel through the city by giving their footprints the power to roam freely.
A public space musical instrument and light installation celebrating the journey of cyclists traversing the urban environment.
The Conversing Circuit is about creating a conversation between a person and the environment around them.
