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Using Minecraft for community engagement and public space design
The document discusses the importance of public spaces in urban development and outlines UN-Habitat's global public space program, emphasizing the benefits of participatory planning. It highlights the use of Minecraft as a tool for community engagement in public space design, allowing citizens to visualize and contribute to urban planning through collaborative digital modeling. The document illustrates successful public space projects in various countries while showcasing how Minecraft enhances the involvement of ordinary people in the design process.
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Using Minecraft for community engagement and public space design
- 1. 1 USING MINECRAFT OR COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT N PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN ontus Westerberg gital Projects Officer N-Habitat pontusw
- 2. 2 UN-Habitat is theUN agency for sustainable urban development
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- 4. 4 Cities will growby 2.5 billion people by 2050
- 5. 5 Public spaces arecrucial for the functioning of cities Encourages social inclusion and diversity Improves urban safety Provides space for democracy and good governance Improves health and well-being Creates positive environmental benefits Provides space for businesses such as markets
- 6. 6 6 Premise: A ratio of50% of public space is common is successful cities. Manhattan, Barcelona, and Brussels have up to 35% of city area allocated to street space and an additional 15% for other public uses. Street network ending in broad boulevards in Barcelona © http://www.airpano.com/Photogallery-Photo.php?author=11&photo=494 Well-planned cities have 50% of the area dedicated to public space
- 7. 7 Nairobi has 18%public space
- 8. 8 Construction of publicspaces and development of city-wide public space strategies Partners network on public space Knowledge sharing, advocacy and communications UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme:
- 9. 9 Benefits of participatoryplanning •Makes decision making more democratic by giving citizens a voice and influence. •Can help reduce conflict by giving people ownership of plans. •Can result in designs that are better and more relevant to the people who will use the space. •Can make spaces more sustainable by involving citizens in maintenance and upkeep.
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- 14. 14 What is Minecraft? •Oneof the world’s most popular computer games •100 million players worldwide •Players place different coloured blocks - sort of like a “digital Lego” - in an infinite world •Players often work together in multiplayer mode online to build fantastic structures – buildings, cities, worlds •Or they compete on servers in ‘hunger games’, parkour etc •Increasingly used for education and urban planning
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- 17. 17 How it works 1.Google maps, plans and images are used to give an impression of the public space.
- 18. 18 How it works 2.Using the material a digital version of the public space is created in Minecraft.
- 19. 19 How it works 3.In workshops, participants visualize their own ideas of improving the space.
- 20. 20 How it works 4.New physical elements can be easily added to the Minecraft models.
- 21. 21 How it works 5.Participants present their Minecraft work to project stakeholders
- 22. 22 How it works 6.Services are ranked and work is prioritized based on the discussions.
- 23. 23 How it works 7.The Minecraft models are used to inspire architectural designs
- 24. 24 How it works 7.The Minecraft models are used to inspire architectural designs
- 25. 25 How it works 8.The spaces are built
- 26. 26 How it works 8.The spaces are built
- 27. 27 UN-Habitat public spaceMinecraft projects Kenya Nepal Nigeria Haiti Somalia Philippines Mexico Peru Solomon Islands Bangladesh Kosovo South Africa India
- 28. 28 04/08/14 Urban waterfront projectin Les Cayes, the third largest city in Haiti
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- 31. 31 04/08/14 New street lighting,sports facilities and public toilets Before
- 32. 32 04/08/14 New street lighting,sports facilities and public toilets After
- 33. 33 04/08/14 New jetties andresting places at Porte de la pêche Before
- 34. 34 04/08/14 New jetties andresting places at Porte de la pêche After
- 35. 35 Villa el Salvador,an informal settlement in Lima, Peru
- 36. 36 Villa el Salvador,an informal settlement in Lima, Peru
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- 38. 38 04/08/14 Parque de Villael Salvador, Lima, Peru Before
- 39. 39 04/08/14 Parque de Villael Salvador, Lima, Peru After
- 40. 40 Solar Park, Khulna,Bangladesh
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- 43. 43 Benefits of usingMinecraft for community participation Changes relationship between ‘ordinary’ people and professionals such as architects and urban planners Three-dimensional models are easier to understand than traditional architectural drawings Participants work together building and improving the models Participants are able to easily build and explore their built environment by placing Minecraft blocks Engages young people – normally a hard-to- reach group
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