Towards Talkin'Piazza: Engaging citizens through playful interaction with urban objects

Can citizens be engaged in a conversation with their city? Can city physical objects be the go-between? Can playful incentives be used to foster user participation? In this paper, we present the Talkin'Piazza concept that envisages the fun interaction between people and urban objects to solicit...

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Published in:	2016 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Celino, Irene, Calegari, Gloria Re, Fiano, Andrea
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-09-2016
Subjects:	Companies Crowdsourcing Games Navigation Smart cities Stakeholders
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Summary:	Can citizens be engaged in a conversation with their city? Can city physical objects be the go-between? Can playful incentives be used to foster user participation? In this paper, we present the Talkin'Piazza concept that envisages the fun interaction between people and urban objects to solicit citizen contributions to city storytelling and co-creation.
DOI:	10.1109/ISC2.2016.7580809