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We are building hu․bb to democratise spatial practices - to connect, empower & facilitate. 1.hu.bb/hubb-is-a-guil…

With contributions from @HistoryWargames, Dr. Peter Perla, Chris Engle, @bob_cordery, Tim Price, Todd Mason, Helen Mitchard, Ben Taylor, @Love_DA, Dr John Elg, Jose Anibal Ortiz Manrique, Neal Durando, Paul Vebber & @RexBrynen

"The authors of this handbook repeatedly point out that research shows that role-playing is frequently twice as effective at predicting the future as qualitative analysis." … 2/3 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Matrix Games Handbook "Play is the highest form of investigation" … 1/3 1.hu.bb/matrix-games-h…

If you're in or around London, The London Dungeons & Dragons @Meetup Group has regular weekend events that are free to attend. Also, the @Dragonmeet Convention for tabletop gaming is on Saturday 3rd December, with plenty for D&D fans to see and do, including gameplay.

"The example that you take away from Dungeons & Dragons is that under the right circumstances, we have the ability to improvise, create and share, 'rather than simply accept what is'".

Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook The original role-playing game and pioneer of collaborative worldbuilding #dungeonsanddragons #worldbuilding 1.hu.bb/dungeons-drago…

The Guerrilla Filmmakers Handbook (Book review) A how-to-do manual for the independent in spirit #management #organizationdesign 1.hu.bb/the-guerrilla-…

The @AIANational Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (Book review) On the surface, a book about architectural business management, but at is core, a thesis on values and culture. 1.hu.bb/the-architects…

Conceived out of architecture, but crytallised in tech, at @GETDWeb Camp 2022. 1.hu.bb/update-bundle-…

"One of the first questions on @ZweigGroup's Best Firms To Work For survey asks employees what factors are most important in their work experience. Overwhelmingly, culture is a clear top pick, followed by compensation, then professional development … csengineermag.com/why-aec/

@etroxel As if on cue … #Echobox=1663923561" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">architectsjournal.co.uk/news/astragal-…

This is insightful as I think about the angst of architecture on many levels. Is it self-created, dna-based theater?

@adrianhon's #YouveBeenPlayed … "Gamification can strengthen democracies … the same game design ideas that have made video games the 21st century’s dominant form of entertainment … can be harnessed in the service of democracies and civil society." noemamag.com/how-game-desig…

Some argue that excessive #gaming creates an emotional and intellectual drain from our attention in the ‘real world’, but McGonigal suggests that our ‘real’ day-to-day lives are not satisfying our emotional needs, and that the immersive game worlds fill the void. 2/2

@avantgame's #RealityIsBroken A manifesto in support of the world-changing potential of games … 1/2 1.hu.bb/reality-is-bro…

You can now also find us on Linkedin linkedin.com/company/hubb36…

Therefore, architects can: 1) Assert their moral authority over design with an even louder voice (futile) 2) Join the AI party and disrupt themselves (for many, out of existence) 3) Embrace 'design' with a broader, strategic picture beyond the form and function of material output

"… Architects need only honestly and unabashedly embrace design and devote their efforts to aesthetic attentiveness to assume their natural authority." Meanwhile … 2/3 @swyx @levelsio @EMostaque @StabilityAI

@AIANational: "#Architecture, therefore, as the mother art, with a scale larger than most any other art, has the raw, instinctual power to move people, to direct culture and society more than any moral code ever could …" 1/3 #stablediffusion #AI