Entry #28
Neither Ordinary nor Extraordinary
Daigo Futamata


An augmented reality app that lets people keep various species of virtual animals within Sony Park. The animals need to be continuously fed and taken care of at the site, which necessitates users to form communities whose members take turns visiting the Park. Even after the planned transformation of Sony Park into the new Sony Building in 2022, the system can continue to operate with minimal modifications.
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• The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
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• Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
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• Degree of commercial potential
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• Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
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• Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
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• Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
1 (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)