Games and Play in the Creative, Smart and Ecological City - 9780367441234

Taylor & Francis > Tampere University

Games and Play in the Creative, Smart and Ecological CityAuthor(s): Dale Leorke, Marcus Owens\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367441234, 978-0367441234\nSynopsis\nThis book explores what games and play can tell us about contemporary processes of urbanization and examines how the dynamics of gaming can help us understand the interurban competition that underpins the entrepreneurialism of the smart and creative city. Games and Play in the Creative, Smart and Ecological City is a collection of chapters written by an interdisciplinary group of scholars from game studies, media studies, play studies, architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. It situates the historical evolution of play and games in the urban landscape and outlines the scope of the various ways games and play contribute to the citys economy, cultural life and environmental concerns. In connecting games and play more concretely to urban]