Buckminster Fuller's World Game
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Buckminster Fuller's World Game
Many of us have clear visions of what kind of world we don’t want to live in, but are struggling to imagine the kind of world we would live in - let alone how to build that world. We need new narratives to illuminate what’s broken in our society and hands-on solutions for a more sustainable, equal and resilient world.
Marjolein Pijnappels • Designing the Future Using Science Fiction
Games can therefore be understood as imagination infrastructures—engines for imaginative engagement. There are so many games out there these days, endless virtual worlds, that the utopian potential of this medium to break far beyond the limited possibilities for collective imagination in “normal” society also seems endless.
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Rahel Aima • Imagination Infrastructuring for Real and Virtual Worlds
To put it in plain English: Game B is about creating a new, prosperous, and peaceful society based on cooperation rather than rivalry. Sound nice? Yes. Sexy and effective? I’m less convinced.