Buckminster Fuller's World Game and Its Legacy (Hardcover)

This book studies R. Buckminster Fuller's World Game and similar world games, past and present. Proposed by Fuller in 1964 and first played in colleges and universities across North America at a time of growing ecological crisis, the World Game attempted to turn data analysis, systems modelling, scenario building, computer technology, and information design to more egalitarian ends to meet human needs. It challenged players to redistribute finite planetary resources more equitably, to 'make the world work'. Criticised and lauded in equal measure, the World Game has evolved through several formats and continues today in correspondence with debates on planetary stewardship, gamification, data management, and the democratic deficit. This book looks again at how the World Game has been played, focusing on its architecture, design, and gameplay. With hindsight, the World Game might appear naive, utopian, or technocratic, but we share its problems, if not necessarily its solutions. Such a study will be of interest to scholars working in art history, design history, game studies, media studies, architecture, and the environmental humanities.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Focus on Art History and Visual Studies
Release date:	July 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	Timothy Stott
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	124
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-48390-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Image processing > Computer animation
LSN:	0-367-48390-4
Barcode:	9780367483906

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