---
_id: '14114'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: It is widely accepted that digitalization, as a global megatrend and cross-cutting
    issue, has a significant impact on all aspects of urban development, including
    on Placemaking. Placemaking is commonly defined as the practice of shaping public
    spaces, giving them meaning, and fostering emotional connections with the citizens
    who frequent them. In the digital era, experimentation, co-creation, and design
    have expanded into digital spheres, including media facades, urban screens, urban
    media installations (Pavlaki , 2021 ) . Digital Placemaking, also known as hybrid
    placemaking, urban media or media architecture, brings together practitioners
    and researchers from various disciplines - such as architecture, urban planning,
    design, and art - to examine how the progressive development of physical spaces
    can be achieved through local digital technologies that deepen the connection
    between people and places , and enable broad public participation ( Hespanhol
    et al. , 2017). Currently, a main difficulty in the field is the dispersed discourse
    and terminology surrounding digital placemaking, which limits the development
    of shared knowledge across disciplines. To bridge the diverse scientific and artistic
    sources that do not yet exchange due to different incentives for creation and
    funding streams, the paper introduces a framework to structure both topics and
    forms of digital placemaking content. To obtain a framework of these fields, we
    evaluated a selection of 15 case studies from the last 10 years, including one
    interactive prototype developed and tested by the research team at OWL University.
    In addition to topics and form of content, the comparative analysis also includes
    type of digital intervention , type of public space, source, form of content ,
    developed by public/private entity, and objective of the interface. The variants
    in the categories derive from open coding and are complemented by findings from
    literature research. It was found that advertising and arts are widely established
    topics in digital elements in public spaces. Furthermore, the findings indicate
    that the visualization of data and publicly relevant information is growing in
    importance, driven by academia testing new technologies and public institutions
    (municipalities, public utility providers, etc.) using them to demonstrate transparency
    and being “digital”. However, it is debatable whether it serves as a token or
    offers real benefits to public discourse and better-informed citizens. To address
    the newly identified trend, the paper also examines how public data and information
    are communicated through digital interfaces and how they relate to closely discussed
    topics such as nudging and situated visualization. This framework can serve as
    a basis for adequately planning strategies for publicly-initiated digital placemaking,
    opening them up to artistic content, and, in general, enabling a fruitful exchange
    among different disciplines that digitally build public spaces.
author:
- first_name: Mareile
  full_name: Licht, Mareile
  id: '83590'
  last_name: Licht
  orcid: 0009-0001-2892-6767
- first_name: Mohamed Khaled
  full_name: Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled
  id: '81286'
  last_name: Ashmawy
- first_name: Axel
  full_name: Häusler, Axel
  id: '61520'
  last_name: Häusler
  orcid: 0009-0001-8565-8199
citation:
  ama: Licht M, Ashmawy MK, Häusler A. Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking
    Content by Form and Topic. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish
    Mineral Engineering Society</i>. 2026;2(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>
  apa: Licht, M., Ashmawy, M. K., &#38; Häusler, A. (2026). Framework for Structuring
    Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria
    Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i>, <i>2</i>(1). <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>
  bjps: <b>Licht M, Ashmawy MK and Häusler A</b> (2026) Framework for Structuring
    Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria
    Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i> <b>2</b>.
  chicago: Licht, Mareile, Mohamed Khaled Ashmawy, and Axel Häusler. “Framework for
    Structuring Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic.” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna
    Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i> 2, no. 1 (2026). <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>.
  chicago-de: Licht, Mareile, Mohamed Khaled Ashmawy und Axel Häusler. 2026. Framework
    for Structuring Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna
    Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i> 2, Nr. 1. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Licht, Mareile</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Häusler,
    Axel</span>: Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking Content by Form and
    Topic. In: <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering
    Society</i> Bd. 2. Kraków, Polish Mineral Engineering Society (Polskie Towarzystwo
    Przeróbki Kopalin) (2026), Nr. 1'
  havard: M. Licht, M.K. Ashmawy, A. Häusler, Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking
    Content by Form and Topic, Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral
    Engineering Society. 2 (2026).
  ieee: 'M. Licht, M. K. Ashmawy, and A. Häusler, “Framework for Structuring Digital
    Placemaking Content by Form and Topic,” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna
    Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i>, vol. 2, no. 1, 2026, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>.'
  mla: Licht, Mareile, et al. “Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking Content
    by Form and Topic.” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral
    Engineering Society</i>, vol. 2, no. 1, 2026, <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065">https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065</a>.
  short: M. Licht, M.K. Ashmawy, A. Häusler, Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna
    Polish Mineral Engineering Society 2 (2026).
  ufg: '<b>Licht, Mareile/Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled/Häusler, Axel</b>: Framework for
    Structuring Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic, in: <i>Inżynieria Mineralna
    Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering Society</i> 2 (2026), H. 1.'
  van: Licht M, Ashmawy MK, Häusler A. Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking
    Content by Form and Topic. Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral
    Engineering Society. 2026;2(1).
conference:
  end_date: 2026-09-04
  location: Ostrava
  name: 11th World Multidisciplinary Congress on Civil Engineering, Architecture,
    and Urban Planning (WMCCAU 2026)
  start_date: 2026-08-31
date_created: 2026-11-09T10:17:13Z
date_updated: 2026-11-09T14:47:31Z
department:
- _id: DEP1055
- _id: DEP1625
doi: 10.29227/IM-2026-02-01-065
intvolume: '         2'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- public space
- placemaking
- data visualization
- smart city
- governance
language:
- iso: eng
place: Kraków
publication: Inżynieria Mineralna Inżynieria Mineralna Polish Mineral Engineering
  Society
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1640-4920
publication_status: published
publisher: Polish Mineral Engineering Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Przeróbki Kopalin)
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Framework for Structuring Digital Placemaking Content by Form and Topic
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 2
year: '2026'
...
---
_id: '13000'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'The following paper examines how gamification principles can expand citizen
    engagement and participatory processes in the Smart City. Smart city data in particular
    can be communicated excellently via digital media, regardless of location and
    time, due to the way it is technologically generated, stored and processed. Consequently,
    it makes sense to develop separate digital visualizations and tools for citizens,
    which on the one hand explain relevant relationships in a generally understandable
    way and on the other hand can reduce the high technological complexity. Especially
    in recent times, new formats of digital citizen participation have been emerging,
    some of which are specially developed between actors in urban development and
    media agencies (i.e. ZebraLog, Decidim, etc.). It is not uncommon that also the
    latest technologies such as VR glasses, digital twins, etc. come to use. But despite
    all the technological innovation, one of the basic problems of classic participation
    remains unsolved: The mix of participating citizens does not reflect the diversity
    of society even remotely. Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups in particular
    are not sufficiently reached and hence not included; instead, it tends to be the
    educated middle class that participates "who may be passionate about certain issues
    and ignore larger issues" (Ampatzidou et al. 2018; Akers 2022). Moreover, digital
    platforms require the decision to actively access it online. Against the background
    of this challenge, the two research teams of the Institute for Design Strategies
    at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Ostwestfalen-Lippe are trying to
    link digital Smart City techniques with the potential of gamification by building
    and testing very simple and analog tools and methods. In these the linked digital
    data tends to take place much more in the background while the joy of playing
    with tangible elements could support citizen engagement and behavioural changes
    in an easier way. This paper looks at a selection of six applied methods and formats
    that the team has tested in the public spaces of the medium sized city Detmold,
    Germany, in a completely or partially analog way in 2024. Topics such as urban
    planning, data security, mobility, climate change and the Smart City itself were
    discussed in the formats. The methods tested serve as supplementary elements to
    online participation and as a further development of classic outreach. Categorizations
    of gamification elements were reviewed for the analysis. In addition, the methods
    were classified at different levels of participation according to Cardullo and
    Kitchin based on Arnstein''s work. The paper also takes a critical look at the
    statement that "Many believe that technological advancements in communication
    will support a bright new era of political engagement and dialogue" (Green 2020)
    and that digitalization is therefore the panacea for participation. Furthermore,
    it has been examined how power imbalances can be countered and a more inviting
    environment for participatory practices can be achieved.'
author:
- first_name: Mareile
  full_name: Licht, Mareile
  id: '83590'
  last_name: Licht
  orcid: 0009-0001-2892-6767
- first_name: Kyra
  full_name: Albrecht, Kyra
  id: '76999'
  last_name: Albrecht
- first_name: Mohamed Khaled
  full_name: Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled
  id: '81286'
  last_name: Ashmawy
- first_name: Marie-Joelle
  full_name: Scholten-Reintjes, Marie-Joelle
  id: '85569'
  last_name: Scholten-Reintjes
- first_name: Ulrich
  full_name: Nether, Ulrich
  id: '27292'
  last_name: Nether
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-1691
- first_name: Axel
  full_name: Häusler, Axel
  id: '61520'
  last_name: Häusler
  orcid: 0009-0001-8565-8199
citation:
  ama: 'Licht M, Albrecht K, Ashmawy MK, Scholten-Reintjes MJ, Nether U, Häusler A.
    <i>Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
    Processes</i>. (Schrenk M, Popovich T, Zeile P, et al., eds.). CORP - Competence
    Center of Urban and Regional Planning ; 2025:553-564. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>'
  apa: 'Licht, M., Albrecht, K., Ashmawy, M. K., Scholten-Reintjes, M.-J., Nether,
    U., &#38; Häusler, A. (2025). Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation
    and Communication Processes. In M. Schrenk, T. Popovich, P. Zeile, P. Elisei,
    C. Beyer, J. Ryser, &#38; U. Trattnig (Eds.), <i>REAL CORP 2025: Urban innovation
    to boldly go where no cities have gone before - medium sized cities and towns
    as a major arena of global urbanisation : proceedings of 30th International Conference
    on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society </i> (pp. 553–564).
    CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning . <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Licht M <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) <i>Gamification in the Smart City: Insights
    from Participation and Communication Processes</i>, Schrenk M et al. (eds). Vienna:
    CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning .'
  chicago: 'Licht, Mareile, Kyra Albrecht, Mohamed Khaled Ashmawy, Marie-Joelle Scholten-Reintjes,
    Ulrich Nether, and Axel Häusler. <i>Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from
    Participation and Communication Processes</i>. Edited by Manfred Schrenk, Tatiana
    Popovich, Peter Zeile, Pietro Elisei, Clemens Beyer, Judith Ryser, and Uwe Trattnig.
    <i>REAL CORP 2025: Urban Innovation to Boldly Go Where No Cities Have Gone before
    - Medium Sized Cities and Towns as a Major Arena of Global Urbanisation : Proceedings
    of 30th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information
    Society </i>. Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional
    Planning and Information Society. Vienna: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and
    Regional Planning , 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Licht, Mareile, Kyra Albrecht, Mohamed Khaled Ashmawy, Marie-Joelle
    Scholten-Reintjes, Ulrich Nether und Axel Häusler. 2025. <i>Gamification in the
    Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication Processes</i>. Hg. von
    Manfred Schrenk, Tatiana Popovich, Peter Zeile, Pietro Elisei, Clemens Beyer,
    Judith Ryser, und Uwe Trattnig. <i>REAL CORP 2025: Urban innovation to boldly
    go where no cities have gone before - medium sized cities and towns as a major
    arena of global urbanisation : proceedings of 30th International Conference on
    Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society </i>. Proceedings
    of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information
    Society. Vienna: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning . doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Licht, Mareile</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Albrecht, Kyra</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ashmawy,
    Mohamed Khaled</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Scholten-Reintjes,
    Marie-Joelle</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Nether, Ulrich</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Häusler, Axel</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schrenk,
    M.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Popovich, T.</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Zeile, P.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Elisei,
    P.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Beyer, C.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ryser,
    J.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Trattnig, U.</span> (Hrsg.):
    <i>Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
    Processes</i>, <i>Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development,
    Regional Planning and Information Society</i>. Vienna : CORP - Competence Center
    of Urban and Regional Planning , 2025'
  havard: 'M. Licht, K. Albrecht, M.K. Ashmawy, M.-J. Scholten-Reintjes, U. Nether,
    A. Häusler, Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
    Processes, CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , Vienna, 2025.'
  ieee: 'M. Licht, K. Albrecht, M. K. Ashmawy, M.-J. Scholten-Reintjes, U. Nether,
    and A. Häusler, <i>Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation
    and Communication Processes</i>. Vienna: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and
    Regional Planning , 2025, pp. 553–564. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>.'
  mla: 'Licht, Mareile, et al. “Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation
    and Communication Processes.” <i>REAL CORP 2025: Urban Innovation to Boldly Go
    Where No Cities Have Gone before - Medium Sized Cities and Towns as a Major Arena
    of Global Urbanisation : Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Urban
    Planning, Regional Development and Information Society </i>, edited by Manfred
    Schrenk et al., CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , 2025,
    pp. 553–64, <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032</a>.'
  short: 'M. Licht, K. Albrecht, M.K. Ashmawy, M.-J. Scholten-Reintjes, U. Nether,
    A. Häusler, Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
    Processes, CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , Vienna, 2025.'
  ufg: '<b>Licht, Mareile u. a.</b>: Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from
    Participation and Communication Processes, hg. von Schrenk, Manfred u. a., Vienna
    2025 (Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning
    and Information Society).'
  van: 'Licht M, Albrecht K, Ashmawy MK, Scholten-Reintjes MJ, Nether U, Häusler A.
    Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
    Processes. Schrenk M, Popovich T, Zeile P, Elisei P, Beyer C, Ryser J, et al.,
    editors. REAL CORP 2025: Urban innovation to boldly go where no cities have gone
    before - medium sized cities and towns as a major arena of global urbanisation :
    proceedings of 30th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development
    and Information Society . Vienna: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional
    Planning ; 2025. (Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development,
    Regional Planning and Information Society).'
conference:
  end_date: 2025-04-16
  location: Graz
  name: 30th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and
    Information Society
  start_date: 2025-04-14
date_created: 2025-06-23T11:18:53Z
date_updated: 2026-04-01T12:54:28Z
ddc:
- '910'
department:
- _id: DEP1055
doi: 10.48494/REALCORP2025.6032
editor:
- first_name: Manfred
  full_name: Schrenk, Manfred
  last_name: Schrenk
- first_name: Tatiana
  full_name: Popovich, Tatiana
  last_name: Popovich
- first_name: Peter
  full_name: Zeile, Peter
  last_name: Zeile
- first_name: Pietro
  full_name: Elisei, Pietro
  last_name: Elisei
- first_name: Clemens
  full_name: Beyer, Clemens
  last_name: Beyer
- first_name: Judith
  full_name: Ryser, Judith
  last_name: Ryser
- first_name: Uwe
  full_name: Trattnig, Uwe
  last_name: Trattnig
has_accepted_license: '1'
keyword:
- citizen
- smart city
- gamification
- participation
- communication
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392923707_Gamification_in_the_Smart_City_Insights_from_Participation_and_Communication_Processes
oa: '1'
page: 553-564
place: Vienna
publication: 'REAL CORP 2025: Urban innovation to boldly go where no cities have gone
  before - medium sized cities and towns as a major arena of global urbanisation :
  proceedings of 30th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development
  and Information Society '
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2521-3938
  isbn:
  - 978-3-9504945-4-9
publication_status: published
publisher: 'CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning '
quality_controlled: '1'
series_title: Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional
  Planning and Information Society
status: public
title: 'Gamification in the Smart City: Insights from Participation and Communication
  Processes'
type: conference_editor_article
user_id: '83778'
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '13248'
author:
- first_name: Mareile
  full_name: Licht, Mareile
  id: '83590'
  last_name: Licht
  orcid: 0009-0001-2892-6767
- first_name: Amanda
  full_name: Barbosa Jardim, Amanda
  id: '76917'
  last_name: Barbosa Jardim
citation:
  ama: 'Licht M, Barbosa Jardim A. <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge
    Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>.; 2024.'
  apa: 'Licht, M., &#38; Barbosa Jardim, A. (2024). <i>The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>.
    29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information
    Society, Mannheim.'
  bjps: '<b>Licht M and Barbosa Jardim A</b> (2024) <i>The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>.
    .'
  chicago: 'Licht, Mareile, and Amanda Barbosa Jardim. <i>The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>,
    2024.'
  chicago-de: 'Licht, Mareile und Amanda Barbosa Jardim. 2024. <i>The Use of Situated
    Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week
    2023</i>.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Licht, Mareile</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Barbosa Jardim, Amanda</span>: <i>The Use of
    Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold
    Design Week 2023</i>, 2024'
  havard: 'M. Licht, A. Barbosa Jardim, The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge
    Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, 2024.'
  ieee: 'M. Licht and A. Barbosa Jardim, <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data to
    Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>. 2024.'
  mla: 'Licht, Mareile, and Amanda Barbosa Jardim. <i>The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>.
    2024.'
  short: 'M. Licht, A. Barbosa Jardim, The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge
    Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, 2024.'
  ufg: '<b>Licht, Mareile/Barbosa Jardim, Amanda</b>: The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, o. O.
    2024.'
  van: 'Licht M, Barbosa Jardim A. The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s
    Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023. 2024.'
conference:
  end_date: 2025-04-17
  location: Mannheim
  name: 29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and
    Information Society
  start_date: 2025-04-15
date_created: 2025-10-13T10:13:05Z
date_updated: 2025-10-14T07:55:55Z
department:
- _id: DEP1055
language:
- iso: eng
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study
  at the Detmold Design Week 2023'
type: conference_speech
user_id: '83781'
year: '2024'
...
---
_id: '13003'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "In light of the rising importance of data transparency and open data guidelines
    (e.g. OGP Local1), Open Data Portals became standard in Smart City strategies
    (Van Oosterhout et al. 2020). While it is clear that these tools can serve as
    a valuable way for internal administration processes, at the same time it is critical
    that data is not only openly available following standard formats limited to computer-readability
    but above all also largely understandable for average citizens. For this reason,
    it is researched how open data can not only be made available but also visualized
    in an accessible way to all citizens. Moreover, the aim is to simultaneously boost
    private behavior changes which are inevitable to achieve locally-set goals in
    sustainability (Barr et al. 2011, TWI 2050 2018). To do so, we draw on the principle
    of nudging. Following\r\nthe tradition of behavioral economics, nudging is defined
    as a positive intervention that induces a voluntary change in behavior without
    resulting in external (negative) consequences (Thaler & Sunstein 2008) and thus
    contrasting interventions like commands or bans because freedom of choice is maintained
    (Mongin & Cozic 2020, Ranchordás 2020).\r\nThis paper discusses an installation
    that explored the potential of combining nudging and situated visualization to
    improve data transparency and support individual decision-making in urban public
    spaces. During the Detmold Design Week 2023, an event showcasing creative works
    in various locations, the visitor numbers at nine locations were captured using
    computer vision. Visitors then received on-site suggestions in real-time for the
    next place to visit based on the occupancy. A survey was conducted to evaluate
    visitors’ willingness to follow these data-informed suggestions. Findings highlight
    the importance of balancing between simplicity, relevance and privacy in data
    visualization. The results of the field test provide the foundation for the installation
    of interactive interfaces in Detmold's public spaces in the next years, in particular
    for communicating smart city topics focusing on mobility and urban climate protection."
author:
- first_name: Mareile
  full_name: Licht, Mareile
  id: '83590'
  last_name: Licht
  orcid: 0009-0001-2892-6767
- first_name: Amanda
  full_name: Barbosa Jardim, Amanda
  id: '76917'
  last_name: Barbosa Jardim
- first_name: Maximilian
  full_name: Müh, Maximilian
  id: '74260'
  last_name: Müh
- first_name: Axel
  full_name: Häusler, Axel
  id: '61520'
  last_name: Häusler
  orcid: 0009-0001-8565-8199
citation:
  ama: 'Licht M, Barbosa Jardim A, Müh M, Häusler A. <i>The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>.
    (Schrenk M, Popovich T, Zeile  Peter, et al., eds.). CORP - Competence Center
    of Urban and Regional Planning ; 2024:645-653. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>'
  apa: 'Licht, M., Barbosa Jardim, A., Müh, M., &#38; Häusler, A. (2024). The Use
    of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold
    Design Week 2023. In M. Schrenk, T. Popovich,  Peter Zeile, P. Elisei, C. Beyer,
    J. Ryser, &#38; H. R. Kaufmann (Eds.), <i>Keep on Planning for the Real World.
    Climate Change calls for Nature-based Solutions and Smart Technologies : Proceedings
    of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional
    Planning and Information Society </i> (pp. 645–653). CORP - Competence Center
    of Urban and Regional Planning . <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Licht M <i>et al.</i></b> (2024) <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data
    to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>, Schrenk
    M et al. (eds). Mannswörth: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning
    .'
  chicago: 'Licht, Mareile, Amanda Barbosa Jardim, Maximilian Müh, and Axel Häusler.
    <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study
    at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>. Edited by Manfred Schrenk, Tatiana Popovich,  Peter
    Zeile, Pietro Elisei, Clemens Beyer, Judith Ryser, and Hans Rüdiger Kaufmann.
    <i>Keep on Planning for the Real World. Climate Change Calls for Nature-Based
    Solutions and Smart Technologies : Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International
    Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society </i>.
    Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning
    and Information Society . Mannswörth: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional
    Planning , 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Licht, Mareile, Amanda Barbosa Jardim, Maximilian Müh und Axel Häusler.
    2024. <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case
    Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>. Hg. von Manfred Schrenk, Tatiana Popovich,  Peter
    Zeile, Pietro Elisei, Clemens Beyer, Judith Ryser, und Hans Rüdiger Kaufmann.
    <i>Keep on Planning for the Real World. Climate Change calls for Nature-based
    Solutions and Smart Technologies : Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International
    Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society </i>.
    Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning
    and Information Society . Mannswörth: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional
    Planning . doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Licht, Mareile</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Barbosa Jardim, Amanda</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Müh,
    Maximilian</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Häusler, Axel</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schrenk, M.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Popovich,
    T.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Zeile,  Peter</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Elisei, P.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Beyer,
    C.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ryser, J.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Kaufmann,
    H. R.</span> (Hrsg.): <i>The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s
    Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023</i>, <i>Proceedings of International
    Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society </i>.
    Mannswörth : CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , 2024'
  havard: 'M. Licht, A. Barbosa Jardim, M. Müh, A. Häusler, The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, CORP
    - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , Mannswörth, 2024.'
  ieee: 'M. Licht, A. Barbosa Jardim, M. Müh, and A. Häusler, <i>The Use of Situated
    Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week
    2023</i>. Mannswörth: CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning
    , 2024, pp. 645–653. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>.'
  mla: 'Licht, Mareile, et al. “The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s
    Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023.” <i>Keep on Planning for
    the Real World. Climate Change Calls for Nature-Based Solutions and Smart Technologies :
    Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International Conference on Urban Development,
    Regional Planning and Information Society </i>, edited by Manfred Schrenk et al.,
    CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , 2024, pp. 645–53, <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052">https://doi.org/10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052</a>.'
  short: 'M. Licht, A. Barbosa Jardim, M. Müh, A. Häusler, The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: A Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, CORP
    - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning , Mannswörth, 2024.'
  ufg: '<b>Licht, Mareile u. a.</b>: The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge
    Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023, hg. von Schrenk,
    Manfred u. a., Mannswörth 2024 (Proceedings of International Conference on Urban
    Development, Regional Planning and Information Society ).'
  van: 'Licht M, Barbosa Jardim A, Müh M, Häusler A. The Use of Situated Visualized
    Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study at the Detmold Design Week 2023. Schrenk
    M, Popovich T, Zeile  Peter, Elisei P, Beyer C, Ryser J, et al., editors. Keep
    on Planning for the Real World. Climate Change calls for Nature-based Solutions
    and Smart Technologies : Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International Conference
    on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society . Mannswörth:
    CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning ; 2024. (Proceedings of
    International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information
    Society ).'
conference:
  end_date: 2025-04-17
  location: Mannheim
  name: '29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and
    Information Society '
  start_date: 2025-04-15
date_created: 2025-06-23T11:29:27Z
date_updated: 2025-06-24T06:48:15Z
ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.48494/REALCORP2024.9052
editor:
- first_name: Manfred
  full_name: Schrenk, Manfred
  last_name: Schrenk
- first_name: Tatiana
  full_name: Popovich, Tatiana
  last_name: Popovich
- first_name: ' Peter'
  full_name: Zeile,  Peter
  last_name: Zeile
- first_name: Pietro
  full_name: Elisei, Pietro
  last_name: Elisei
- first_name: Clemens
  full_name: Beyer, Clemens
  last_name: Beyer
- first_name: Judith
  full_name: Ryser, Judith
  last_name: Ryser
- first_name: Hans Rüdiger
  full_name: Kaufmann, Hans Rüdiger
  last_name: Kaufmann
has_accepted_license: '1'
keyword:
- Situated Visualisation
- Nudging
- Planning
- Computer Vision
- Human-computer interaction
language:
- iso: eng
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  url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381128096_The_Use_of_Situated_Visualized_Data_to_Nudge_Visitor's_Paths_a_Case_Study_at_the_Detmold_Design_Week_2023
oa: '1'
page: 645-653
place: Mannswörth
publication: 'Keep on Planning for the Real World. Climate Change calls for Nature-based
  Solutions and Smart Technologies : Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International
  Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society '
publication_identifier:
  eisbn:
  - 978-3-9504945-3-2
  eissn:
  - 2521-3938
publication_status: published
publisher: 'CORP - Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning '
quality_controlled: '1'
series_title: 'Proceedings of International Conference on Urban Development, Regional
  Planning and Information Society '
status: public
title: 'The Use of Situated Visualized Data to Nudge Visitor’s Paths: a Case Study
  at the Detmold Design Week 2023'
type: conference_editor_article
user_id: '83781'
year: '2024'
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