The Urban Future

Author:	Wieland hendriksen
breda, the netherlands, 2017

Purpose	Activation	Interconnection	Collaborating
	Raise Awareness	Educate	Visualize Needs
	Simulate Impact of Decisions	Decision Making	Designing
Co-Creation	Co-Analysis	Co-Design	Co-Implementation
	Co-Maintenance	Co-Monitoring
Outcome	Decision Making	Knowledge	Assessment
	Design	Inclusion	Awareness
	Partnership

Mechanics	Alternative Reality	Role Play	Rule Based Play
	Location Based	Simulations	Mapping
	Geolocation	Hypothesis	Metagame
Tech&Tools	Analoge Tangibles	AR / VR	Audio Visual
	Data AI	Data Collection/Visualization	Digital Interface
	Mobile
Aesthetics	Sensation	Imagination	Assemblage
	Physical Activity / Construction	Realism

Scale	Metropolitan	City	District
	Neighbourhood	Street	Undefined
Audience	Community	Planning Expert	Audience Stakeholders
	Policy Makers
Scope	Individual	Small Group	Small Group
	Crowd	Pre-Defined

In order to optimize and improve the accessibility of Breda’s city center, the city wanted to evaluate certain redesign options for a specific corridor street, involving citizens throughout the process, communicating in the most visual way possible and creating an experience for all stakeholders. By building the street and the scenario’s in VR, so that all stakeholders and citizens could experience the scenarios in VR while physically cycling on a simulator, we have reduced the projecttime to get to a well accepted decision with 30%.