Infrastructures of the Imagination: Community Design for Speculative Urban Technologies

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dc.contributor.authorBaumann, Karl
dc.contributor.authorStokes, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorBar, François
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Ben
dc.contributor.editorLewkowicz, Myriam
dc.contributor.editorRohde, Markus
dc.contributor.editorMulder, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorSchuler, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractRecent speculative and critical design practices may critique the dominant socio-cultural assumptions of technologies, but often lack diversity and participatory input outside the privileged realm of academic and professional designers. This paper investigates the process and potential of designing speculative futures with local communities, in order to collectively imagine technology that serves a common good and reinforces local identity. This study reflects on the "Sankofa City" project, a three-month community-university collaboration based in a historically black neighborhood in South Los Angeles. The project utilized design fiction scenario videos and collages to present provocative design concepts to local stakeholder meetings and the general public. This paper analyzes the methodology and outcomes of co-designing emerging technologies (such as augmented reality and self-driving cars) in order to establish "infrastructures of the imagination" for long-term strategies and alternative cultural models of innovation.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3083671.3083700
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-4854-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.subjectAR
dc.subjectAutonomous Vehicles
dc.subjectCommunity-based Design
dc.subjectDesign Fiction
dc.subjectInfrastructuring
dc.subjectSpeculative Design
dc.subjectUrban Technology
dc.titleInfrastructures of the Imagination: Community Design for Speculative Urban Technologiesen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage269
gi.citation.startPage266
gi.conference.dateJune 26-30, 2017
gi.conference.locationTroyes, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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