Playsign at City of Oulu workshops

Playsign at City of Oulu workshops

City of Oulu is using Playsign as a new platform in designing new residential area of Vanha Hiukkavaara. Our very very first workshop for...
New trailer out!

New trailer out!

So how do we actually plan to renovate the whole urban planning process? Watch this trailer to find out.
Planning new residential areas with Peab

Planning new residential areas with Peab

Välivainio demo presents its visitors a route to get aquainted with the new area. Along the route they encounter hotspots, where they get to...

Turning urban plans into immersive environments for better communication and co-design.

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Gamified banking

Gamified banking

Saving money actually is great fun, the problem seems to be that spending it is fun also. Now, could I please have an application that would make saving more fun that spending?
Don't bother to become a politician - just run that town (with your iPhone)!

Don’t bother to become a politician – just run that town (with your iPhone)!

  Are you unhappy with the way that your town is managed? What would you do with the taxes collected – and what would be the end -result? Australian Bureau of statistics decided to use some of their money to make an iOs -application, “Run that town” where any Australian (or why not somebody else...
Catching the criminals with a game

Catching the criminals with a game

People recognize familiar faces in the crowd - friends, family and celebrities. The Polish National Police has now taken advantage on this capability, and created a memory game "Most wanted" based on criminal faces.
Your prize: annoyance

Your prize: annoyance

Gamification is, in a way, all about rewarding your audience. People get the chance to take part to – whatever has been gamified – and they get something nice in return for their effort (points, stories, experiences, knowledge, amusement, all kinds of possible stuff…). What about instead of a reward one would get a punishment...
Bad gamification at its best

Bad gamification at its best

It seems that people are not happy with the term gamification. There’s an ongoing argument wherther gamification is a good or a bad thing. We have already discussed about good and bad gamification before, and to me it seems that the people not happy with gamification are often the ones who have seen only bad...
Tetris: Just what the doctor ordered

Tetris: Just what the doctor ordered

It is not a novel idea to use games for health-purposes, for example recognizing serious symptoms, finding cures for illnesses or just increasing physical activity… But these games are often designed to address the exact issues. According to BBC an old favourite, Tetris, can be used to cure lazy-eye symptoms for children. But beware, as...