Playful City Designs

Not only practical design, but how about playful design?  Here a UK effort on the idea.  Not gamification dynamics in the sense of competition, but promoting curiosity and even innovation. Too often forgotten.   Also with a strong element of cognitive language interaction. " ... Hello Lamp Post and the idea of playful cities ...  A new project that allows city dwellers to converse with urban objects begins in Bristol this July. We speak to the creators about this fascinating collision of Smart Cities and location-based gaming  ... "