[p2p-research] [P2P-URBANISM WA] NYU-Poly Introduces Betaville, Digital Tool to Revolutionize Public Planning

Fri Nov 19 11:22:25 CET 2010

would be great to hear about your progress Matt!

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Matt Cooperrider <
matt.cooperrider at collabforge.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd love to write on this but things are at their busiest at the moment. I
> am sharing with my team with hopes that we can collaborate on a post in the
> next few weeks.
>
> My initial thinking would be on the importance of making sure the
> conversational tools and overall engagement strategy are just as
> well-designed as the 3-D architectural tool. Otherwise, it will not have the
> impact it was designed to have.
>
> But thank you very much for sharing. Truly an amazing development that I
> did not hear about through other channels, though I had heard ideas for this
> sort of tool discussed often.
>
> Best,
> Matt
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> hi matt,
>>
>> how are you?
>>
>> I was hoping that perhaps you could pen down something on this topic for
>> the p2p blog,
>>
>> don't hesitate to offer anything else on your current activities,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Audun Engh <audun.engh at gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:59 AM
>> Subject: [P2P-URBANISM WA] NYU-Poly Introduces Betaville, Digital Tool to
>> Revolutionize Public Planning
>> To: p2p-urbanism-world-atlas at googlegroups.com
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/urban-planning-meets-online-gaming-105433288.html
>>
>> Audun Engh
>> Oslo, Norway
>>
>> Urban Planning Meets Online Gaming
>> NYU-Poly Introduces Betaville, Digital Tool to Revolutionize Public
>> Planning
>>  <http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn/20091027/NY99197LOGO>
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>> Download image<http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnthumb/20091027/NY99197LOGO>
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>> NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 400 urban planners,
>> designers, developers and architects today were invited to test and join in
>> perfecting an online technology that may revolutionize the way public
>> environments are designed and built. The program, called Betaville, was
>> introduced at the Municipal Art Society's Summit for New York City<http://www.mas.org/>by Carl
>> Skelton <http://bxmc.poly.edu/user/carlskelton>, assistant professor of
>> digital media at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University(NYU-Poly) and one of the creators of Betaville.
>>
>> (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO )
>>
>> (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO )
>>
>> Betaville allows all stakeholders in a development project—from architects
>> and builders to neighborhood residents — to participate in and influence the
>> end result.
>>
>> By fusing the technology that drives online games such as Sim City, where
>> users interact in a virtual world, with the type of modeling software used
>> by urban developers, Betaville aims to revise the traditional urban
>> development process. Rather than a closed-door environment where near-final
>> proposals are revealed to the public, the Betaville process relies on the
>> continual refinement of a design through group participation. Because it is
>> so easy to use and provides quick 3D images that can be viewed from many
>> angles, Betaville will encourage early, collaborative change. The program
>> aims to reduce project time and cost and ease the friction that often arises
>> between developers and communities.
>>
>> The program is scalable, and intended for use on small projects such as
>> creating a bike lane or median, as well as major developments including
>> green spaces, public art installations or construction of a sports or
>> residential complex.
>>
>> Skelton, whose team at NYU-Poly developed Betaville in collaboration with
>> the University of Applied Sciences<http://www.hs-bremen.de/internet/en/index/html>in Bremen,
>> Germany, believes this open exchange will yield more dynamic,
>> better-utilized public spaces. "This technology allows us to bridge the gap
>> between the technical arm of urban development and the ultimate
>> stakeholders—the people who live and work in the community," he said. "If a
>> user-generated television network like YouTube is possible, why not
>> user-generated cities?"
>>
>> Betaville is built on an open-source gaming engine and offers full-scale
>> visualizations of communities that can be used as "base models" to propose
>> changes to the environment. Within the virtual world, links can be embedded
>> to information about the history of a site, zoning considerations and
>> development proposals. Users can suggest changes, and these can be modeled
>> directly in an alternate version of the world, where browsers are free to
>> criticize, suggest and debate through a text forum.
>>
>> By issuing the open call for participation in the development of
>> Betaville, its developers hope to hone its features and demonstrate its
>> value for public arts, architecture and space projects.
>>
>> The development of Betaville is supported by a Cultural Innovation Fund<http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/new-york-city/nyc-cultural-innovation-fund/past-winners>grant by the Rockefeller Foundation. More information about Betaville is
>> available at http://bxmc.poly.edu/betaville.
>>
>> *About Polytechnic Institute of New York University*
>>
>> Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic
>> University), an affiliate of New York University, is a comprehensive
>> school of engineering, applied sciences, technology and research, and is
>> rooted in a 156-year tradition of invention, innovation and
>> entrepreneurship: i-squared-e. The institution, founded in 1854, is the
>> nation's second-oldest private engineering school. In addition to its main
>> campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it also
>> offers programs at sites throughout the region and around the globe.
>> Globally, NYU-Poly has programs in Israel, China and is an integral part
>> of NYU's campus in Abu Dhabi. For more information, visit www.poly.edu.
>>
>> SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University
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