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Global Hacking Plan – The Image of the City for World Intervention

Summary

Enter the mystical realm of creativity and behold the Global Hacking Plan! It's a call to arms to unleash the power of art in the concrete jungle. This ingenious plan is fueled by collaboration and ignites the flames of innovation through six enchanting steps. It's all about exchanging ideas, creativity, and results, to breathe life into the Academy of Arts and awaken the creative forces within us all. The grand goal? To unleash artistic interventions that transform cities across the globe, bringing progress and magic to the masses!

The Image of the City for World Intervention

What creation shall you conjure?

Ta-da! Just give that button a cheeky little click and voila! Create an explanatory video for you

Embark on a six-fold odyssey with the Global Hacking Plan

Level One– FINDING A SPECTACLE(1MIN)

  • Two ways:1) Go out and take a picture.
    2) Find it in the phone album.

    NOTE:

    1) The scenery area you choose may include buildings, roads, walls, fences, road signs, etc.
    2) The choice of the region can be where you think embellishment is needed, or it can be an area you want to modify, destroy, repair, or add to the locale.

    Ta-da!Please click here.Create an explanatory video for you.

    Level TWO— FILLING IN INTERVENTION BACKGROUND RESEARCH(6MIN)

Hey, I’ve got a surprise for you! I’ve created a form. All you have to do is scan the QR code, and voila!

  • The question I set in the form is to familiarize you with the background of your chosen area.

    Ta-da! Just give that button a cheeky little click and voila! A snazzy video made just for you!

    Level Three—DETERMING THE FORM OF INTERVENTION(1MIN)

    Let’s put on our detective hats and dive into the city’s background! Questionnaires, check! We’ll focus on the city’s main color, its history, and the five essential elements of Kevin Lynch’s urban design. Then, we’ll spot the perfect spots for artistic interventions.

  • Thinking Methods:Think about the region, road conditions, history, architectural colors, lighting, etc.

    Ta-da! Just give that button a cheeky little click and voila! Create an explanatory video for you

    Level Four— CREATING INTERVENTION(5MIN)

  • Production method:1)Mobile software: Mobile Photo Editor, MeiTu
    2)Here are the free AI-generating software recommendations:
    https://www.artguru.ai/
    https://www.artbreeder.com/create?from-google=true
    ?lang=zh
    https://www.artbreeder.com/create?from-google=true
    3)Website for Puzzle Effects: PowerPoint
    4)Software that helps to design distorting, destroying, and other artistic effects://www.fotor.com/

    Leval Five— UPLOADING INTERVENTION(1MIN)

    Hop back into the World Intervention Survey table and give it a quick refill with the new intervention deets. Once you’re done, pop it back onto the World Intervention Survey and hit that submit button!

    Ta-da! Just give that button a cheeky little click and voila! A snazzy video made just for you!

    Level Six—SHARING OUTCOMES!(2MIN)

    1)After you submit your form, your information will be automatically collected in the form below, please check! Data will be entered into the Urban Intervention Information Synthesis Table, a

    Google table that compiles creative backgrounds and results of individuals worldwide.You can also evaluate and interact!
    Click here, you can see the artistic background of everyone’s intervention
    2)Ready to create a masterpiece? Click that link down below and let’s get started on a mind-blowing visual map!
    Click here and you can share your achievements on this map.
    NOTE:
    Log in to a shared account and create it together
    Account: changmanli666@gmail.com
    PW:Changmanli666!!!

    3)You can also share in a shared document
    Click here to share in a shared file.

    Ta-da! A snazzy video made just for you!

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    The Image of the City for World Intervention Toolkit

    FEED BACK

    OER Creative Commons Licence

    This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    References:

    Lynch, K. (1960) in The image of the city. Cambridge: Technol. Pr. & Harvard Univ.

    Hemmens, Alastair, and Gabriel Zacarias, eds. The Situationist International: A Critical Handbook. Pluto Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvzsmdw0.

    21st century skills: Problem based learning and the University of the … Available at: http://www.21caf.org/uploads/1/3/5/2/13527682/39_kekhuijser.pdf

    H, T. (2023) What are learning theories and why are they important for learning design?, Learning Design • Learning Experience Design • Instructional Design. Available at: https://mybrainisopen.net/learning-theories-and-learning-design.

    Connectivism: A learning theory for the Digital age – mackenzieblog. Available at: https://jotamac.typepad.com/jotamacs_weblog/files/Connectivism.pdf.

    Luger, J. and Ren, J. (2018) Art and the city: Worlding the discussion through a critical Artscape. London: Routledge.

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