Turning NYC’s Iconic MetroCard Into A Massive Urban Game
Last week, New York’s beleaguered Metropolitan Transit Authority announced plans to sell advertising on the front of the MetroCard. Soon, for prices ranging from 18¢ to 51¢ per card, advertisers will have free reign to replace the MTA’s ubiquitous blue-and-yellow swoosh (which hasn’t…
The Future of the City: Crowd-Sourcing & Gamification of City 2.0
By Kyle Rogler, Studio630
This summer Google will install a 1-gigabyte internet speed cable in Kansas City, which is a hundred times faster than the average broadband cable. This new asset will help revolutionize Kansas City’s technology infrastructure, but no one knows exactly how to utilize it to its fullest potential. James Moore proposes a novel idea which could generate interest back toward the city through crowd-sourcing and gamification of urban design.
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A mobile, social game allows New Yorkers to record neighborhood problems and vote on others’ ideas.
