How a video game might help us build better cities | Karoliina Korppoo

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🗓️ 22 September 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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With more than half of the world population living in cities, one thing is undeniable: we are an urban species. Part game, part urban planning sketching tool, "Cities: Skylines" encourages people to use their creativity and self-expression to rethink the cities oftomorrow. Designer Karoliina Korppoo takes us on a tour through some extraordinary places users have created, from futuristic fantasy cities to remarkably realistic landscapes. What does your dream city look like?

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features game designer Carolina Corpoo, recorded live at TED 2017.
0:08.1	We, humans, are becoming an urban species. So cities, they are our natural habitat. That is where we live.
0:20.5	In 2014, over 50% of the world population was living
0:27.1	in cities. And I can bet you that so many of these people have thought of how they would do
0:35.9	things differently. Like if I only had the tools to change things in my city, what would I do?
0:44.3	What would my dream city be like?
0:47.3	And these tools, this is just what we gave them.
0:53.3	Two years ago, my team and I, we released a game, Cities Skylines.
0:59.4	It is a game about building cities.
1:03.5	So I have always been interested in cities as systems.
1:07.3	It's something that I find immensely interesting.
1:13.7	But what I didn't understand was that I am not alone in this. People love cities. They are interested. They have ideas. The game was an
1:21.6	instant hit. So far, over three and a half million people have played it.
1:31.5	And it's not just about playing.
1:36.4	We also have really awesome sharing systems.
1:38.7	So people play, they create cities,
1:41.7	and then they are sharing these creations,
1:43.9	showing off what they have made.
1:52.0	And what I will show you is some of these cities created by the players. So the game is about self-expression, creativity, not just overcoming the challenges posed by the simulation.
2:02.9	It is about showing what your cities look like.
2:07.9	So I have a couple of videos.
2:10.4	These are from YouTube.
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