Urban computing
UbiComp 2005 Workshop: Metapolis and Urban Life
The Metapolis and Urban Life workshop at UbiComp seeks to include a range of practitioners exploring urban projects for which the urban is not merely a palimpsest of our desires but an active participant in their formation. From dynamic architectural skins to composite sky portraits to walking in someone else’s shoes to geocaches of urban lore to hybrid games with a global audience, position papers for the Metapolis and Urban Life workshop should transform the ‘new’ technologies of mobile and pervasive computing, ubiquitous networks, smart materials and locative media into experiences that matter. “Let us embrace the full scope of urban life with all of its emotions and experiences.”
Topics: The following sub-themes are not exhaustive but suggestive of views of the Metapolis trajectories for further discussion.
* Shadow City
* Collaborative Challenge
* Hybrid Histories
* Inbetween and nondisciplined spaces
* Alternate Playgrounds
* Urban Archeology
* Open Traversal
* Exposed Urban Environments
* Operational Metapolis
* Hacked Metapolis
* Parasitic Metapolis
* Open Source
* Alternate Economies
* Town Hall
* Community Mapping
* Parallel Metapolis