Commons is a game for urban communities to improve their city through citizen stewardship.
With Commons, you compete to do good, while problems in your city get fixed. Report a problem or recommend an improvement in your neighborhood that you think deserves attention and resources, and show your city some lovin’. Vote on the best reports and improvements, and see what’s most popular. Go on short missions around town to earn bonus points, and unlock City awards to level up through the game. Commons is brought to you by Suzanne Kirkpatrick, Jamie Lin and Nien Lam.
Visit our website, commonsthegame, for additional information.
Introducing ‘Commons’, winner of the Real-World Games for Change Challenge 2011, and the team behind the game.
NY Daily News – June 20, 2011
Commons, an iPhone app and urban game in which players suggest ways to improve the city’s outdoor spaces, held its first public event in lower Manhattan Sunday. To play, users opened the app and selected the first open game “district” on the map – City Hall. Players then chose from a list of “City Tasks” to complete. For each report, players take a photo of the problem or area where they’d like to see an improvement, then add a description. Their entry is uploaded to the Commons system with GPS coordinates pulled from the phone. Reports are voted on by other users, so that the best and most interesting suggestions rise to the top and earn more points.
Interview with NY Daily News:
