 A new
3-D immersive game for community planning debuts on
Monday, May 3! |
 See
enhanced 3-D models of Chinatown today and scenarios for
Chinatown of the future
 Make
your voice heard - shape the real Chinatown through
virtual
Chinatown
ACDC and our partners are
hosting a community meeting on Monday, May
3rd to discuss the development for the area
south of the Turnpike in Boston's Chinatown. While
interacting with enhanced virtual environments,
attendees of this meeting will learn about issues that
affect land-use planning in Chinatown and be asked to
give feedback about potential development scenarios for
the neighborhood.
>>>RSVP FOR THE MEETING
NOW
In 'Participatory Chinatown', community
members complete "quests" as one of the game's virtual
residents, allowing them to walk the neighborhood
streets in the shoes of someone else. There's Hong, a
recent immigrant seeking an apartment for his family;
and Karen, a fourth-grade student searching the
neighborhood for after-school activities. Meeting
attendees will learn about planning in Chinatown and be
asked to give feedback about potential future
development scenarios for the area south of the
Turnpike, between Boston's Chinatown and the South End.
Findings from the meeting will be fed back to the Chinatown master planning
process.
We especially welcome
Chinatown residents and community members to be
participants. All ages welcome! The video
game will be in both Chinese and English. The meeting
will be translated into Cantonese, and bilingual youth
will be present to assist attendees in need of language
or technical support.
WHERE:
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
(CCBA)
90
Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
WHEN:
Monday, May 3rd,
2010 Food will be
served
6:00 PM - 8:30
PM
Meeting starts promptly, don't be late!
Space is limited,
RSVP: http://participatorychinatown.eventbrite.com/
Questions? Visit the
Participatory Chinatown Blog, or
contact Janelle Chan at janelle.chan@asiancdc.org or (617)
482-2380 x209.
Participatory Chinatown is
a collaborative project of Asian Community Development
Corporation, Emerson College, and Metropolitan Area
Planning Council, funded by The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation. Read our blog at http://blog.participatorychinatown.org/
Follow us on Twitter: @ChinatownDML
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Asian Community
Development Corporation
38 Oak Street, Boston, MA
02111
Phone: (617) 482-2380 Fax: (617) 482-3056
http://www.asiancdc.org
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