Play Ames: Imagine your City

07/12/2025

We are pleased to announce: Proceedings of the 2nd Geogames Symposium: Connecting Communities Through Games and Play are available online as an open access and published by the University College Dublin!

We are pleased to present the Proceedings of the 2nd Geogames Symposium, comprising 43 peer-reviewed short papers, 7 geogame demonstrations, and 3 workshops. The symposium reflects the growing scholarly interest in geogames as a multidisciplinary field, integrating research, implementation, and inno...

12/19/2024

Remember to submit to the 2nd Geogames Symposium. The deadline is approaching: January 31!
https://geogameslab.net/2nd-geogames-symposium/
Please, join us for the 2nd Geogames Symposium in Dublin, Ireland, where cutting-edge innovation and community-centred approaches converge! Explore how analogue and digital games can foster a deeper understanding of our world and communities. Whether you are a researcher, developer, or gaming enthusiast, this event is your gateway to the future of geogames. Feel invited to be part of the 2nd Geogames Symposium in Dublin on June 9 – 10, 2025 – where virtual worlds and the real world collide!

Connecting Communities through Game and Play June 9 – 10, 2025 School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental PolicyUniversity College Dublin, Ireland Geogames are games that concentrat…

04/23/2023

Play Ames is dedicated to engaging communities in urban planning. This time: the Korean community in Ames. Even the City Manager Steve Schainker joined us. Great team and amazing energies!

04/23/2023

Another successful Play Ames event. We were working with the Korean community in Ames. Great team: Ada, Riley, Jess, Alivia, Delenn, Son, Karl, Kevin, Hunter, Jack, Lin, John and Andrew!

04/20/2023

Please, feel invited to contribute to the Special Issue of Sustainability Journal: Co-creating the Future of Cities with Games: New Technologies and Methods for Sustainable and Smart City Planning

Special Issue in journal Sustainability: Co-creating the Future of Cities with Games: New Technologies and Methods for Sustainable and Smart City Planning

10/25/2022

Play Ames: Imagine Your City community engagement project. A wonderful day with a great team. Thank you Vishnu for the pictures!

09/27/2022

Just published and still hot :-)

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