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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today people flock towards immersive

worlds in the virtual realm

more than 100 million people populate

minecraft where they can build their own

worlds and inhabit them through play

the real world predecessor for minecraft

lego has become the greatest toy company

in the world with a population of

mini-figs of 3.7 billion the largest

ethnic group on the... See more

Using the power of games to help publics be more imaginative in real life settings holds far more potential, especially if there can be active, imaginative engagement with people’s identities, values and desires for change.

I’ve been playing Minecraft since I was 10, and still do to this day at 18 years old. I’ve spend these past years making multiple cities and experimenting with the craziest building and urban planning designs. My biggest project yet it a world I have been working on for 5 years now. It covers a little over 1 million square blocks, and is a world... See more