February 9

Critical City

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As we’ve pointed out here and here, we like websites that try and make the best of a city by acting locally. Projects like Darsena Milano show citizens how to reclaim their public space through a series of workshops, and competition’s like Esterni’s Public Design Festival try and spice it up with a juicy prize. The site that we present you today is another type of city-reclamation tool, this time rooted in web2.0 social networks and actualizing in real urban space.

Critical City, as you can see in the video above, is an award-winning city transformation game. There are no prizes, but the social potential is high. You can decide what kind of mission to accomplish, post it online, and have people join you via some web2.0 magic. And then you can post your victorious pictures or videos.

At the moment, by looking at the recently upgraded site’s homepage, the game seems to be at a halt, probably until the final “Critical City Upload” platform is released. We are explained what the site is about though, and we have a few examples of past missions, conceived and documented by community members (some more of which you can see and read about on the blog). It all seems very promising.

While waiting for more news on the evolution of the game, you can follow Critical City on Facebook.

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