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Big Urban Game

Designed by Nick Fortugno, Frank Lantz, and Katie Salen as a 2003 commission by the University of Minnesota's Design Institute. The game was created to "promote visual awareness of the Twin Cities' urban environment, frame new perspectives, provoke fresh perceptions and encourage wide input on how the Twin Cities' public realm design could be improved — from streets to transit to parks and other urban amenities."

Citizens of the twin cities could vote for and move giant inflatable game pieces along different routes over the course of five days, with the piece arriving at the final destination in the shortest time winning.

View video documentation here.

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