Idea by
Mateja Rot, Nikos Vandoros
Urban Hackers
Call for ideas 2020
RE:CLAIM
RE:CLAIM

- New alliances
RE:CLAIM is a project that uses participatory game design workshops to raise awareness on matters of local urban context and assist people in alleviating them. Having a structure reminiscent of extended game jam or hackathon, it invites interested parties that reside, work or pass by a neglected part of the urban fabric and help them reintegrate it to their daily lives in a meaningful way. By having people create an urban game of a genre of their choice (mystery, larp etc.) awareness on various urbanistic issues will be raised through non-traditional education process. Creative and playful elements will promote the continuous use of the selected public space, thus turning it from a void to a live social hub. Practice has shown that public spaces can be shaped to be an efficient game arena for inclusive living. In that sense RE:CLAIM will act as good participatory practice, a tool to interact in playful way, to create bonds and undertake active roles within the community.

Images of our urban games conducted in different European cities

our urban games
RE:CLAIM
RE:CLAIM

- New alliances
RE:CLAIM is a project that uses participatory game design workshops to raise awareness on matters of local urban context and assist people in alleviating them. Having a structure reminiscent of extended game jam or hackathon, it invites interested parties that reside, work or pass by a neglected part of the urban fabric and help them reintegrate it to their daily lives in a meaningful way. By having people create an urban game of a genre of their choice (mystery, larp etc.) awareness on various urbanistic issues will be raised through non-traditional education process. Creative and playful elements will promote the continuous use of the selected public space, thus turning it from a void to a live social hub. Practice has shown that public spaces can be shaped to be an efficient game arena for inclusive living. In that sense RE:CLAIM will act as good participatory practice, a tool to interact in playful way, to create bonds and undertake active roles within the community.

Images of our urban games conducted in different European cities

our urban games