Category:
User Experience
Net4Age Ontology Terms:
acceptance
, building
, citizen
, city
, community
, computer
, education
, ethic
, funding
, inclusion
, people
, place
, sustainability
, wellbeing
Description:
Free online toolkit for people inclusion in the design of public spaces
Overview:
Block by Block began in 2012 with the radical idea of integrating the computer game Minecraft into public space planning to get community members more involved. Minecraft is easy to use, and people of all ages, backgrounds, and education levels can pick it up quickly. It's a surprisingly effective?nd cost-effective?ay to visualize a three-dimensional environment, in a format designed for rapid iteration and idea sharing. Minecraft helps neighborhood residents model their surroundings, visualize possibilities, express ideas, drive consensus, and accelerate progress.
Objectives:
The outcome is co-created public spaces that serve the needs of all kinds of residents, a deeply ingrained sense of ownership that increases the odds of long-term success, and, ultimately, stronger communities. The process is designed to build momentum and mobilize community engagement and policy change at the local, national, and global level.
Initiatives:
The use of user-friendly Minecraft in planning public spaces to better engage community members is a key to being inclusive to all age groups, including older people
Shortcomings:
-
Relevance:
4
Relevance Description:
This initiative make people involved on the process of public space planning, visualizing possibilities, expressing ideas, driving consensus, and accelerating progress
Quality:
5
Opinion:
The initiative has potential and a high overall cost-benefit level.
Recommended:
Yes
Overlap:
No
Overlap Detail:
Sources:
https://www.blockbyblock.org/about
Keywords:
environment, computer game
Submitted By:
Valina Geropanta
Email:
oscarzanutto@gmail.com