Urban Play
Make-Believe, Technology, and Space
$84.06
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2021
Summary
In Urban Play, Fabio Duarte and Ricardo Álvarez argue that the merely functional aspects of technology may undermine its transformative power. Technology is powerful not when it becomes optimally functional, but while it is still playful and open to experimentation. It is through play—in the sense of acting for one’s own enjoyment rather than to achieve a goal—that we explore new territories, create new devices and languages, and transform ourselves. Only then can innovative spatial …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045346 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262045346 |
| Author: | Fabio Duarte, Ricardo Alvarez |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Fabio Duarte
Fabio Duarte is Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Senseable City Lab, Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and Professor at PUCPR, Brazil.
Ricardo lvarez is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the MIT Senseable City Lab.
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