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Five Urban Search Terms
JANE MCGONIGAL
Department of Performance Studies / Center for New MediaUniversity of California at Berkeley, USA
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Five Urban Search Termsto search is to:
probe
examine
explore
come to know
JANE MCGONIGAL
Department of Performance Studies / Center for New MediaUniversity of California at Berkeley, USA
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Five Urban Search Termsto search is to:
probe
examine
explore
come to know
terms are:
language of a certain kind; chosen words
the elements or conditions of a proposed agreement
the relationship between two people or groups; personal footing
JANE MCGONIGAL
Department of Performance Studies / Center for New MediaUniversity of California at Berkeley, USA
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Five Urban Search Termsto search is to:
probe
examine
explore
come to know
terms are:
language of a certain kind; chosen words
the elements or conditions of a proposed agreement
the relationship between two people or groups; personal footing
terms are also:
a limited period of time the end of a normal gestation period
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Five Urban Search Terms
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
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quickfire context: flash mobs
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quickfire context: the Go Game
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quickfire context: central park events
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keywords: massively-scaled, urban, play
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Public pareidoliaPublic pareidolia
What is pareidolia?
pareidolia n.
the erroneous or fanciful perception of a clear pattern or meaning in something that is actually random or ambiguous.
Case in point
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Public pareidoliaPublic pareidolia
ceci n’est pas un pareidolia.
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Public pareidoliaPublic pareidolia
ceci n’est pas un pipe.Surrealist painter Magritte adjures us not to confuse mimetic representation with reality… that is to say, not to misperceive signs as things. (Pareidolia is the reverse misperception: things as signs.)
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Public pareidoliaPublic pareidolia
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The pervasive and intentional confusion of things as signs and signs as things is a powerful strategy for
urban play.
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Public pareidoliaPublic pareidolia
+
The pervasive and intentional confusion of things as signs and signs as things is a powerful strategy for
urban play.
Public pareidolia: massively multi-player (mis)recognition
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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SiteSite--Specific SuperheroesSpecific Superheroes
Who are the site-specific superheroes?
They are people who answer ringing payphones…
• alert and responsive to opportunities for (inter)action in their everyday environments
• favor location-specific, rather than mobile, engagement
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SiteSite--Specific SuperheroesSpecific Superheroes
Who are the site-specific superheroes?
… and then massively mobilize the data across space and time.
• leave physical traces
• make cell phone calls
• send text messages
• blog
• upload filesMCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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SiteSite--Specific SuperheroesSpecific Superheroesand what are their superpowers?
• See through pre-determined structures• Spontaneously generate more playful structures• Make the new structures clear and visible to others• Meaningfully engage with environmental affordances
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Benevolent ConspiracyBenevolent Conspiracy
Conspiracy theories conspiracies
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Transparent SpectacleTransparent Spectacle
the opposite of “dark play”
“Duck Duck and Cover” massively multi-player duck duckgoose in Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco
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Transparent SpectacleTransparent Spectacle
the opposite of “dark play”
“Chalking it Up” sidewalk treasure hunt, MontrealMCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Transparent SpectacleTransparent Spectacle
the opposite of “dark play”
“Black and White” massively multi-player, cooperative tag in the Jardin du Luxemborg, Paris
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Five Urban Search Termsrethinking massively-scaled, urban play
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Desire SpotsDesire Spots
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desire paths + hot spots = desire spots
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Desire SpotsDesire Spots
(l–r) “Pirate Ride” San Diego; “Roller coaster Escalator” Singapore;“Escalator Merry Go Round” Minneapolis; “Escalator Parade” Seattle
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Five Urban Search Terms
1. public pareidolia
2. site-specific superhero
3. benevolent conspiracy
4. transparent spectacle
5. desire spots
MCGONIGAL 07.16.04 www.avantgame.com [email protected]
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Urban Search With Me @ avant game
Jane [email protected] www.avantgame.com
ceci n’est pas un pareidolia.