EU09 GAMES
Social Practices of Architecture and their Political Dimension
2016-2017
Tutor: Socrates Stratis
The E.U. 09 Game series: ΕΝΘΑΡΡΥΝΟΝΤΑΣ ΜΟΡΦΕΣ ΑΣΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ: παραγωγή δημόσιου χώρου. (2016-2017)
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Game of Unknowns
The “Game of (un)knowns” is based on the fragmented nature of the city of Famagusta, Cyprus. Gathering data from the “Hands-on Famagusta” project, the board of the game resembles the image of the fragmented city. The game departs by the dynamic formation of the enclaves due to political differences, conflicts and natural limits. The “Game of (un)knowns” is about reclaiming the state of emergency in which the city of Famagusta will fall just after the agreement for the island’s reunification, before the beginning of the urban reconstruction process. The game invites the players to grasp in a playfull manner, the hidden agendas of various urban and political actors behind the state of emergency. The aim is to create common interests among the urban actors through the transformation of the voids of different kinds.
Team: Ellen Vafiades, Styliana Charitou, Lara-Anna Scharf
Guess Where I Am
Team: Christina Marangou, Maria Prodromou
The game negotiates the day after the solution of the “Cypriot Issue” and addresses the emergency conditions that might occur in Famagusta in a playfull manner. The city map is depicted as the investigation field of a famous Famagustian detective who looks for clues to unveil hidden crimes in the city. The game’s players thanks to assigned cards follow the traces of the clues and the steps of the detective, across the edges of the existing urban enclaves.
Reflecting Moves
Reflecting Moves is a strategy game. Two players whose actions are mirrored onto each other have no choice but to cooperate in order to address the three of the controversies part of the www.handsonfamagusta.org platform. Their successful cooperation lies in the degree of contribution to the city’s commons, defying the binaries established by the conflict. The hidden agenda of the game is to raise awareness on the issue of binary urban actors caused by the bi-ethnical approach to the city’s reunification. there will be two mayors (i.e. separate city authorities), two public services (i.e. planning authority), residents mainly from two ethnic groups (Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots) and investors promoting the interest of these two ethnic groups.
Team: Elena Kapakiotou, Eleftheria Xerou
Version 4
Team: Kyriakos Messios, Eleftheria Christodoulou, Ioanna Spanou
