Visualising the city - towards an open solution

Visualising the city – towards an open solution Dave Harte Economic Development Manager, Digital Birmingham [email_address] www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/blog 07500 882980

Visualising the city
Key city development projects
Engaging the public using digital tools
Making Birmingham an ‘open’ digital city

Eastside vision by children from St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School

Key Issue
Every project has a digital bit in it
Digital Birmingham asked to advise
Wants to give advice that balances:
appropriate solution for the project
creates opportunities for digital businesses
pitches Birmingham as innovating in this area

Key city things
Birmingham House
New street station
Wholesale Markets
Longbridge
Icknield Port Loop
East Birmingham

Key city things
Library of Birmingham
Eastside
Park
Digital District
Commercial developments
Education developments

Key agendas
Local Strategic Partnership
Local and National Indicators
NI4 % of people who feel they can influence decision making
NI5 % of people overall satisfaction with local area

Engaging the public
Increased use of social media tools
Big City Plan/Talk
E-petitions
Social Media in constituencies
NI4 driving initiatives

Engaging the public
What role for visualisation?
3d models
Maps
Games
Virtual worlds

Visualisation to stimulate investment

Visualisation for consultation:
Grangegorman, North Dublin
Dublin Institute of Technology
Crytek 3D game engine to create visualisations for consultation (http://bit.ly/crydit)

Visualisation for consultation

Visualisation for consultation
Grangegorgan issues
Accuracy of data in order to be useful
Manual measurement of listed buildings
Architect plans for new buildings
Digital asset creation:
“ As Farcry is a tropical island based game, the library of textures and foliage was unsuitable for downtown Dublin”

Birmingham Second Life Island

Key issues for Digital Birmingham
Who’s innovating?
Not just technology but engagement
Being open in approach
Sharing digital assets, data
Funding
City
Technology Strategy Board
Science City
Supporting the Digital & Creative Industries

Coming together
Workshop in September
Planners/architects/city officers/creatives etc. etc.
Discuss opportunities in detail
Guidance for city officers
Towards a collaborative approach to developing Birmingham as an Open Digital City

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Visualising the city - towards an open solution

by Dave Harte on Aug 12, 2009

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