This edited volume collects current research by academics and practitioners on playful citizen participation through digital media technologies.

"Obligatory reading for future informed citizens." —The New York Times "[This] charming book provides examples and sends the message that citizens aren't born

This book explores the ways in which the broad range of technologies that make up the smart city infrastructure can be harnessed to incorporate more playfulness

In the last decade, digital media technologies and developments have given rise to exciting new forms of ludic, or playful, engagements of citizens in cultural

In this publication, eighteen scholars examine the increasing role of digital media technologies in identity construction through play. This interdisciplinary c