Gamification is widely intended as the mobilisation and implementation of game elements in
extra-ludic situations, including the management of social problems and issues. By …

The term 'smart cities' is contested: its interpretation is becoming ever broader, often to
accommodate commercial interests. Since cities are made up of individuals, all of whom are …

The aim of this chapter is to discuss how the emerging process of gamification can impact
the production of public services. Gamification is a relatively recent phenomenon that …

Gamification has attracted the attention of many scholars of different fields such as
education, commerce, management, urban planning, and citizen science since a decade …

Since the emergence of e-participation platforms, an increase of public participation has not
yet been documented. Recently practitioners and researchers have begun to explore the …

When analyzing past and existing trends, gamification has unarguably invaded the
mainstream media in a more pervasive way than serious games. In the literature, there has …

This chapter outlines a specific framework for the creation of critical playable cities. This
framework combines three different concepts: DIY urbanism, critical design and urban …

Designing more sustainable cities is increasingly pressing, and mobility behaviour plays an
important role in how much cities are socially, economically and environmentally …

We present our interdisciplinary research on gamification as a communication tool in urban
planning. Approaching the topic from a user-centered perspective, we combine knowledge …

For civic participation to lead to sustainable civic engagement, participants need to go
through a process of collective reflection. Games have been put forward as tools to support …