Category Archives: Research blog

Play the City Buiksloterham (I) Developing a common agenda for a Circular Buiksloterham
The City Innovation Game Buiksloterham from HackableCity On Thursday November 26, around thirty stakeholders involved in the (re)development of Buiksloterham (BSH) – a brownfield transformation and regeneration project in the northern part of Amsterdam – assembled in Pakhuis de

Play the City Buiksloterham (I) Developing a common agenda for a Circular Buiksloterham
The City Innovation Game Buiksloterham from HackableCity On Thursday November 26, around thirty stakeholders involved in the (re)development of Buiksloterham (BSH) – a brownfield transformation and regeneration project in the northern part of Amsterdam – assembled in Pakhuis de

Opinion article in Dutch newspaper Parool about The Hackable City
For the Saturday May 30 2015 edition of national newspaper Parool (with a strong basis in Amsterdam), I wrote an opinion article called “Een echte slimme stad is een speelse stad” (“A truly smart city is a playful city” –

Opinion article in Dutch newspaper Parool about The Hackable City
For the Saturday May 30 2015 edition of national newspaper Parool (with a strong basis in Amsterdam), I wrote an opinion article called “Een echte slimme stad is een speelse stad” (“A truly smart city is a playful city” –

How games are playing us – Eric Gordon on civic gaming
Many governments have over the last few years taken an interest in the use of games and playful strategies for interacting with – or even ‘empowering’ – their citizens. “How can we use games for civic purposes?” is the main

How games are playing us – Eric Gordon on civic gaming
Many governments have over the last few years taken an interest in the use of games and playful strategies for interacting with – or even ‘empowering’ – their citizens. “How can we use games for civic purposes?” is the main

“Smart City is opportunity to change the ‘defaults’ in our society” Report Meeting of the Minds Amsterdam
Last December, more than 150 professionals came together in an event organised by the city of Amsterdam, Cisco and Meeting of the Minds to debate on the trends of smart city development. One of the highlights was the vision on

“Smart City is opportunity to change the ‘defaults’ in our society” Report Meeting of the Minds Amsterdam
Last December, more than 150 professionals came together in an event organised by the city of Amsterdam, Cisco and Meeting of the Minds to debate on the trends of smart city development. One of the highlights was the vision on

“Owning the city: New media and citizen engagement in urban design” – First Monday article
The Mobile City contributed a paper to the very interesting special November 2013 issue of First Monday called “Waves, Bits & Bricks: Media and The Social Production of Urban Space“. How has media affected cities in real, concrete terms? How do

“Owning the city: New media and citizen engagement in urban design” – First Monday article
The Mobile City contributed a paper to the very interesting special November 2013 issue of First Monday called “Waves, Bits & Bricks: Media and The Social Production of Urban Space“. How has media affected cities in real, concrete terms? How do

Smart cities vs smart citizens
PBL expert meeting on Smart Cities with Dan Hill Over the last few years the South Korean New Town of Songdo has emerged as the epitome of the ‘smart city’ of the future – a city that uses software and

Smart cities vs smart citizens
PBL expert meeting on Smart Cities with Dan Hill Over the last few years the South Korean New Town of Songdo has emerged as the epitome of the ‘smart city’ of the future – a city that uses software and