MDSC01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Computer Terminal, Photorealism, Public Participation Geographic Information System
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Immersive planning: a conceptual model for designing public participation with new technologies. The paper encourages public participation towards urban planning. The goals of the participation aren"t clearly defined. Immersive planning is a conceptual model with which to conceive the process of public participation that focuses on the depth and breadth of user experience (505). There are three categories to immersion: challenged based sensory. Imaginative: within these categories, geographic information systems, computer aided design, planning support systems, virtual environments, and digital games, help to obtain user immersion. Introduction of the idea that the public should be able to give input on planning decisions. The more ways a process can be immersive, the more effective that process will be at engaging and encouraging the public to be involved in planning decisions. Immersion is premised on the feeling of presence shifts from a sense of being here" to a sense of being there".
