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Ungenreable Activity with Sub-Urban Deactivated Zones
Background:
Papakura (a small town in South Auckland, NZ) has a number of spaces that have become targets for destructive attention. Papakura also has a youth population that is frequently not heard in community decision making, and lacks incentive to participate more in their own environment.
Idea is to use a game format to catalyse ideas (artistic, theatrical, botanical, commercial) to reactivate neglected space. This is a hybrid form of community planning consultation, geo-caching and urban treasure hunting.
Activities Record:
Beta Test
Location: Papakura Town Centre
Date: May 14, 2008
Purpose: Locate and Reactivate 11 Insterstitial Portals located in the CBD of a sub-urban township.
Instigator: Maggie Buxton
Players: 3 Local Youth + One Youth Worker
Equipment: 2 GPS Units
Time: 13:00 to 16:00 Hours
Mission: Locate 11 Spaces using GPS Units, and Clues. Meta -observe activity and report back possible enhancements.
Outcome: Successful Location of all sites within 1.5 hours. Excellent feedback from players for future development of process.
Sample Comments and Future Refinements: GPS units need adaptation to urban environment, Clues needed deeper scattering. Next iteration involves activity at each pore.
Additional Information:
- Example Clues:
Pore 4 - An electric garden is farmed and communicated along the irish road.
Pore 3 - A red emporium has a fascinating corner where choko and elephants tangle together.
Pore 2 – Cross over and step behind the cobbler to broken world.
Pore 1 - A connection between spaces with an over and an under. To get there you go around land of roses.
- Physical Environment: http://www.pbase.com/maggiebuxton/suburban_maze&page=all