Iberaland-RC1-2022 Barlett Bpro Show

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Project Overview

1.2 White Paper

1.3 Theoretical Background

1.4 Game Reference

1.5 Overall Methodology

1.6 Overall Flowchart

1.7.1 Rural Site Introduction

1.7.2 Urban Site Introduction

Chapter 4 Iberaland System and Bio-Coin

4.1 Functions of Iberaland System

4.2 Bio-Score and Bio-Coin

4.3.1 Autonomous Iberaland System

4.3.2 Iberaland System in Farm

4.3.3 Iberaland System in City

4.4.1 Formula of Farm

4.4.2 Formula of City

Chapter 2 Research on Site

2.1 Local Policy and Endangered Landscape

2.2.1 Low Spatial Wfficiency in City

2.2.2 Housing Typology in Barcelona

Chapter 3 Machine Learning

3.1 ML Detection Application in the Project

3.2 Terrain and Urban Element Dataset Collection

3.3 CNN Architecture and Labelling

3.4 Object Detection Result and Work-flow in Game

RESEARCH CLUSTER 1, DÉBORAH LÓPEZ, HADIN CHARBEL

THEORY TUTOR: ALBERT BRENCHAT AGUILAR SKILLS TUTOR: SHERIF TARABISHY, ZEHAO QIN

Iberaland:: Chenxi Zheng, Jinghan Chen, Qiniu Zhu, Siting Wu

Chapter 5

Research on Plants and Animals

5.1 Workflow

5.2 Machine Learning Dataset

5.3.1 Plants Analysis

5.3.2 Animals Analysis

5.4.1 Food Chain

5.4.2 Ecological Chain

5.5 Combination and Attraction Rule

Chapter 7

Eco-Modernist Simulation Game

7.1 Background

Goal and Value Setting

Workflow

UI introduction

Terrain

Basic Movement

Planting Rules

7.7.2 Water Transportation

Irrigation and Weather

7.7.4 Wild Animals

7.7.5 Interaction with NPC

Market

7.8 Branches and Endings

Iterations

Chapter 10

Platform

9.1 Introduction of All Functions

9.2 Online Store

Material Storage and Recycling

Upload and Cooperation System

Chapter 8

Eco-Romantics Simulation Game

8.1 Game Aim and Game Site

8.2 Eco-romantics Game Work-flow

8.3 Game Interface and Parameters

8.4.1 Game Functions in Player's Flat

8.4.2 Voxels and Plants Parameter Settings

8.5.1 Game Functions on Rooftop

8.5.2 Game Functions in Public Greenhouse

8.6 Weather System in Game

8.7 NPC System in Game

8.8.1 City Map and Market

8.8.2 Branches and Endings of the Game

8.9.1 Iterations of Game Rules

8.9.2 Iterations of Game Functions

Chapter 6

Eco-Modernist and Eco-Romantics

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Eco-Modernist in Iberaland System

6.3 Eco-Romantic in Iberaland System

6.4.1 Degrowth Voxel Design

6.4.2 Physical Degrowth Voxel Design

6.5.1 Heatmap of degrowth building

6.5.2 Light Analysis of degrowth building

6.5.3 WFC in Degrowth Building

6.6 Questionnaire

Chapter 9 Gameplay Data Analysis

9.1 Collect Data

9.2 Types of Eco-Modernists Game-play Data

9.3 Types of Eco-Romantics Game-play Data

9.4 Game-play Data and Platform

Chapter 11 Conclusion

11.1 Evaluation and Conclusion

11.2 Video Making Storyboard

11.3 Reference List

Iberaland is a decentralized trading platform based on block chain and bound with a simulation game, which uses bio-coin, a cryptocurrency, to balance ecology and economy.

Iberaland is a decentralized trading platform based on block chain and bound with a simulation game, which uses bio-coin, a cryptocurrency, to balance ecology and economy.

Objectives

Objectives

The project explores the current situation in agriculture related fields, which is in di lemma between profit-driven mode and ecological concerns. The conflict between these to aspects result in problems in both rural and city. The project tries to test how a new trading system based on “bio-coin”, a cryptocurrency whose value is related to the ecological condition, can affect the rural agricultural activities and urban growth.

The project explores the current situation in agriculture related fields, which is in di lemma between profit-driven mode and ecological concerns. The conflict between these to aspects result in problems in both rural and city. The project tries to test how a new trading system based on “bio-coin”, a cryptocurrency whose value is related to the ecological condition, can affect the rural agricultural activities and urban growth.

Sites of the project

Sites of the project

The project is based on Iberian Peninsu la. Recently, the vulnerable landscape and species in Portugal have triggered heated discussion during COP26 mini-series. Also, the illegal boreholes in Spain have become a hotspot for not only being an alert of water shortage urgency but also the malfunction in management. While in the urban area, the space use has low efficiency that results in low available house and high vacant rate at the same time in several cities. In 2020, Barcelona government started the reclama tion of vacant properties for social housing. However, the media and management de partments cover the landscape decline with “climate change” and only concern about how to meet the growing housing market demands rather than rethink whether the market preference is actually beneficial. So, our project tries to fill the gap between prof it-driven mode and ecological concerns.

The project is based on Iberian Peninsu la. Recently, the vulnerable landscape and species in Portugal have triggered heated discussion during COP26 mini-series. Also, the illegal boreholes in Spain have become a hotspot for not only being an alert of water shortage urgency but also the malfunction in management. While in the urban area, the space use has low efficiency that results in low available house and high vacant rate at the same time in several cities. In 2020, Barcelona government started the reclama tion of vacant properties for social housing. However, the media and management de partments cover the landscape decline with “climate change” and only concern about how to meet the growing housing market demands rather than rethink whether the market preference is actually beneficial. So, our project tries to fill the gap between prof it-driven mode and ecological concerns.

The game parameters are from real world and will have both farm mode and city mode and the goal is to survive as long as you can under the bio-coin system. It employs machine learning object detection for plot scanning to collect site data and voxelize the site into voxels that contains initial bio-score to be used in game, while WFC is used for land and city base map generation. In the second stage, after the update and feed back from the simulation game, the project will launch an exchange platform parallels to the game and also based on bio-coin. On the platform users can trade products, remodel buildings and exchange bio-coin. The platform will use block chain and smart contract for autonomous system and infor mation transparency. Both the platform and the game will keep up with the real-world changes and the platform will be constantly informed and upgraded with the game re sult analysis.

The game parameters are from real world and will have both farm mode and city mode and the goal is to survive as long as you can under the bio-coin system. It employs machine learning object detection for plot scanning to collect site data and voxelize the site into voxels that contains initial bio-score to be used in game, while WFC is used for land and city base map generation. In the second stage, after the update and feed back from the simulation game, the project will launch an exchange platform parallels to the game and also based on bio-coin.

On the platform users can trade products, remodel buildings and exchange bio-coin. The platform will use block chain and smart contract for autonomous system and infor mation transparency. Both the platform and the game will keep up with the real-world changes and the platform will be constantly informed and upgraded with the game re sult analysis.

Agriculture problems and urban expansion are global concerns. The methodology of the project should be able to be adapted into different situations worldwide. So, the project will keep researching on how cryp tocurrency and simulation games can con tribute to balancing the ecology and econ omy.

Agriculture problems and urban expansion are global concerns. The methodology of the project should be able to be adapted into different situations worldwide. So, the project will keep researching on how cryp tocurrency and simulation games can con tribute to balancing the ecology and econ omy.

Methodology

Methodology

Our project is a decentralized trading plat form based on blockchain and is bound with a simulation game, including both farm mode and urban mode, from which the game-play data are collected to optimize the platform. In the first stage, our bio-coin based simulation game will be launched.

Our project is a decentralized trading plat form based on blockchain and is bound with a simulation game, including both farm mode and urban mode, from which the game-play data are collected to optimize the platform. In the first stage, our bio-coin based simulation game will be launched.

Green-washing De-growth

Green-washing De-growth

Green-washing is an approach that adds environmental friendly elements to a product to increase its value, which means the product is not actually ecology-leading designed, but still profit leading.

Green-washing is an approach that adds environmental friendly elements to a product to increase its value, which means the product is not actually ecology-leading designed, but still profit leading.

In terms of our project, our concern is that whether the recent popular green facade in urban buildings and the organic foods grown in rural farms are green-washing or actually sustainable. And how to encourage real eco-friendly acts rather than end up with green-washing.

In terms of our project, our concern is that whether the recent popular green facade in urban buildings and the organic foods grown in rural farms are green-washing or actually sustainable. And how to encourage real eco-friendly acts rather than end up with green-washing.

Since the city is expanding rapidly in recent years, degrowth becomes a new direction to solve the ecology problems caused by human expansion. The concept of de-growth encourages sustainability and autonomy.

Since the city is expanding rapidly in recent years, degrowth becomes a new direction to solve the ecology problems caused by human expansion. The concept of de-growth encourages sustainability and autonomy.

In architecture field, de-growth not only means reducing carbon foot print in construction and using process, but also means rethinking the design in a sustainable way, rather than in the human centric capitalism background.

In architecture field, de-growth not only means reducing carbon foot print in construction and using process, but also means rethinking the design in a sustainable way, rather than in the human centric capitalism background.

Terra(0)

Terra(0)

Terra(0)

This project gives back the autonomy to forest. It is decentralized autonomous ecological system based on smart contract, block chain and Ethereum network.

This project gives back the autonomy to forest. It is decentralized autonomous ecological system based on smart contract, block chain and Ethereum network.

In our project, we created a system based on Bio-coin, a crypto-currenncy to link the ecological condition to the economy, and includes the concept of de-growth in order to avoid green-washing and make the planet more sustainable.

In our project, we created a system based on Bio-coin, a crypto-currenncy to link the ecological condition to the economy, and includes the concept of de-growth in order to avoid green-washing and make the planet more sustainable.

Ownership

Ownership

This project challenges the concept of ownership and personhood. Traditionally, properties are allocated to natural person, so the person has the right to own the property legally, while in this project, it explores whether the forest can have the right to own its own.

Block chain and smart contract

This project challenges the concept of ownership and Traditionally, properties are allocated to natural person, so the person has the right to own the property legally, while in this project, it explores whether the forest can have the right to own its own.

Block chain and smart contract

Block chain technology and smart contracts allows nonhuman agents to administer capital and then be able to have the right to property for the first time. The profit aims and parameters, the funding goal, and the price of the terra0 tokens are set in one smart contrast. While the other one controls and records the in and outputs of the forest to make it “owns its own“.

Autonomy

Block chain technology and smart contracts allows nonhuman agents to administer capital and then be able to have the right to property for the first time. The profit aims and parameters, the funding goal, and the price of the terra0 tokens are set in one smart contrast. While the other one controls and records the in and outputs of the forest to make it “owns its own“.

Autonomy

The project defines the autonomy system it aims to create in several complexity levels. For example in a lowest level of autonomous agent, it needs to earn enough money to maintain itself, without human intervention. While in highest complexity, the agent needs to evolve through algorithms and thus discover new survival strategies.

The project defines the autonomy system it aims to create in several complexity levels. For example in a lowest level of autonomous agent, it needs to earn enough money to maintain itself, without human intervention. While in highest complexity, the agent needs to evolve through algorithms and thus discover new survival strategies.

Minecraft is a sandbox 3D video game. It is famous for its openness and infinity in world building. In this infinite terrain, players can discover raw materials, tools and build their own world with freedom and even invent their own game within Minecraft. The game is also open to player generated contents like mods, skins, maps, etc.

The Stanley Parable is a choices-based and story-based video game. Players may enter different endings by making different choices during the game. The ending branch system of this game has a great complexity and the process of each choice making makes player reflect the relationship between the creator, player and fate.

Disco Elysium is a role-play game which is rich in NPC conversation and narritive texts. Except for the main story, players can also learn and explore with different thoughts. The choices and conversation may not affect the whole story, but provides players with more background information and critical thinkings to the game world.

We learnd the world building system from this game. The voxelised building system can symplify the building difficulty of each step while keeping the complexity of the finished world. Also the material system can be referred to make the recycle material system in our game.

How players enter different endings is what we learn from this game. In our game, players will also enter into different routes and endings according to their choice making.

Also, whether following the narrator of the game and the game's rule leaves freedom of choice for players.

We added several NPCs in the game, including the NPCs for chatting and narrations, which can let players think more about the game system. And their choices in NPC conversations will also be recorded and analysed by the game developer for global data statistics to understand what players may think.

Minecraft The Stanley Parable Disco Elysium

1 Plot detection

In this step, we will use machine learning object detection (YOLO v5) to detect farm land and city plot from satellite and street view for data collection.

2 Evaluation and Voxelization

We developed formulas to simplify the data collected from the real world in to in-game parameters such as bio-score. While the physical condition of the sites and designed elements will both be voxelized in game.

3 Simulation game launch

In the first stage, our bio-coin based simu lation game will be launched. The game pa rameters are from real world and will have both farm mode and city mode and the goal is to survive as long as you can under the bio-coin system.

4 Result analysis

In this step, we will analyze the game play result in both farm mode and city mode to check how bio-coin can influence agricul ture and urban development

5 Platform launch

In the second stage, after the update and feedback from the simulation game, the project will launch an exchange platform parallels to the game and also based on bio-coin. On the platform users can trade products, remodel buildings and exchange bio-coin.

Low spatial efficiency in the city

Evaluation and Voxelization

Simulation game launch

launch

6Users join

6 Users

Then, user need to sign the smart contract to join the platform. The users need to ex change the initial bio-coin to join the sys tem. All actions and trades happens on the platform will be recorded in blockchain to guarantee the information transparency.

7Grow or de-grow

Just like it is in the simulation game, platform users can be both rural and city users. And they can choose to grow or de-grow, and trade with their bio-coin. To earn enough to survive, users need to do good to the envi ronment.

8Collaborate with the game

Grow 8 Collaborate

Both the platform and the game will keep up with the real world changes and the plat form will be constantly informed and up graded with the game result analysis.

9 Autonomy under bio-coin

In the process of agricultural activities and city renovation with the bio-coin as the main currency, Iberaland provides new op portunities and autonomy in city and rural area to balance nature and economy.

Plot detection

join

Grow or Degrow

Autonomy under Bio-coin

Donana National Park, near the Spanish city of Moguer, suffers from drought. The picture on the right shows the severe rainfall and Human activity in the park from 2004 to 2020 due to water theft by local farmers are threatening this biosphere reserve in Andalusia, Which has gone from having 2,867 temporary lagoons in 2004 to just two (JAVIER martin-arroyo,2021). As a result of largescale human agriculture, the cultivation of economic crops such as avocados and strawberries has drained 2,409 square kilometers of the aquifer. The arid land also decreased local precipitation year by year, which was only 454mm in 2019/20. That is about 100mm lower than the 540mm average over the past four decades. A large amount of cash crops in the area has created enormous environmental pressure on Donana National Park.

Donana National Park is known as one of Europe's Greatest Conservation Areas. Donana is home to over 4,000 species, Including earlier D by birds and the world's rarest feline species, Iberian Lynx (WWF,2016). In addition, Donana National Park also has an annual strawberry industry of 400 million euros and fishery, agriculture, and eco-tourism industries, which support the employment and life of residents (WWF,2016). In the context of the rapid reduction of resources in Donana National Park and the disappearance of wildlife habitats year by year, the specific conflicts between urban and rural areas are the focus of our project investigation.

According to our investigation, there are huge gaps in farmland and the city. Driven by interests, farmers in rural areas only plant cash crops that are not good for the environment, resulting in significant pressure on the environment. At the same time, the urban expansion has occupied the rural land, making the local natural resources disappear quickly. Wildlife habitats have also been reduced by human urban sprawl and animal husbandry. Urban consumers provide a vast agricultural product market and local farmers' jobs. However, consumers are often unaware of the environmental impact of food. They pay more attention to the price and taste of food and consume it according to their preferences.

Due to the gap between rural and urban areas, cities blindly ask for resources from rural areas. As a result, farmland damages the local environment by blindly producing cash crops for economic gains. This not only damages the environment but also wastes resources due to ecological information's lack of transparency. If this vicious circle is not broken, local resource destruction will become more serious.

Site : Donana national park

FarmlandFarmer

Livingresource

Plantingcrops

TakingProvidingresourceandspace thelivinghabitat

Moguer，province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. countryside, wetlands or marsh, and coast. population 21,699 (2018) surface area is 204 square kilometres population density is 106.36 per square kilometre (‘Moguer’, 2022)

The economy of Moguer is based in agriculture, fishing, and trade through the town’s river port. It has a long his tory of planting grapes and exporting wine which can be traced back to 1899. In 1970s, strawberry growing is spread ing rapidly in the municipality, leading to great population growth in recent decades. In the 21st century, the strawberry has become the main plant of the region and accounts for 28% of Spain’s total strawberry production(‘Moguer’, 2022).

Moguer is a predominantly agricultural place. The map shows that in the north there are traditional cultivation ar eas and in the east there are modern cultivation areas.

Moguer is rich in natural resources. Over 60 percent of the Moguer municipality remains in a natural state. 3,200 hectares (7,900 acres) of the Doñana Natural park, the largest ecolog ical reserve in Europe, are within the municipality of Moguer. The economy of Moguer is based in agriculture, fishing, and trade through the town’s river port. It has a long history of planting grapes and exporting wine which can be traced back to 1899. In 1970s, strawberry growing is spreading rapidly in the municipality, leading to great population growth in recent decades. In the 21st century, the strawberry has become the main plant of the region and accounts for 28% of Spain’s total strawberry production(‘Moguer’, 2022).

Over 60 percent of the Moguer municipality remains in a nat ural state. Only some of these natural areas have protected status. Among those that are unprotected are the Monte Pú blico of the municipality of Moguer(‘Moguer’, 2022).

Site Moguer

Moguer

influence in agricultural products

The profit driven local policy on agriculture is one of the key reason for the landscape changes, the reduction in oak tree based eco-system and the increase in intensified cattle farm and cultivation.

The CAP (central agriculture policy) evaluates farms of the registered farmers mainly according to its’ current productivi ty and historical productivity data, to send supportive fund to the qualified farms. So to achieve a stable and high productiv ity, farms tends to choose intensified cattle farming and cash crop cultivation.

However, too many grazers will reduce herbaceous. Research es shows that the herbaceous mixture may reduce the activity of P. cinnamomi in the soils of the Montado forests, and could protect the roots of the oak trees from infection.

The imbalance of economy value and ecology value in local policy causes the landscape changes.

landscape detected by

detection

Pasture Montado

Avocado farm

Anual crop

Forest Montado + Pasture

Montado + Shrub

Shrub land

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Housing problem has long been a problem in Spain. The shift of owner ship from government to private owner in 1997’s Land Act change has caused house construction boom. While in the global economical crisis in 2008, lots of properties be comes vacant since the resident can not afford the mortgage. And recently, as the e-commerce develops and the global pandemic situation, more properties are purchased for in vestment or even from overseas. So the city is on the one hand expanding, but on the other hand vacant. The gap between the two situation shows the opportunity to de-growth the city and use the vacancy for non-humans.

repossessed

Moguer, which

whole country.

According to our research. the low spatial efficiency problem in the southen of spain is more serious. We found three typi cal housing types in moguer according to this problem.

The above diagram shows the typical housing types and its estimate distribution area in Moguer town. Including the big block in next to the city centre, the linear mixed residential area on the east, and the residential block near the farm lands.

The plans of the current vacant properties are collected and drawn from the information provided by local property agency website.

The above diagrams shows the common floor plan of the lo cal vacant properties. The layout will be further studied for voxelization of the site.

Big blocks

Linear mixed residential

Residential block

Living

Common floor plan

Common floor plan

Common floor plan

Terrain

Detection

Data evaluation:

Data collection:

plot scan:

Machine learning: training

We used the machine learning object detection technology to collect data from the sampled sites, including amount of different species, building elements and terrain types. Then the AI will detect and categorise the data and we evaluate the data of each plot to form initial game parameters in game.

In the project we used YOLOv4 for machine learning object detection to detect rural terrain type and urban site ele ments. CNN (convolutional neural network) is a type of arti ficial neural network, which is widely used for image/object recognition and classification.

CNN learns spatial hierarchies of features automatically and adaptively through multiple building blocks, for example pooling layers, convolutional layers and fully connected lay ers. Then after classification process it can provide predic tions of results according to the analysis of the input image.

the project we trained ML object detec tion model with Runway based on YOLOv4.

model

provide detection predic tions according to the input image.

diagram shows how the model is trained with CNN and how the output pre diction is generated.

Drone plot scanning

Both rural and urban site will be scanned by drone. ML object detection model will be run to identify key ele ments of the site. The detected results will be collected and sent to the system.

Data integration

The results of the object detection stage will be integrated into the map to create a dataset that contains the key information of the whole site. For example, the land type ratio of a rural site and flexibility for renovation of an urban site. Also, other data that can not get from plot scanning will be collected with sensors or through research. All data will be sent to the evaluation module for further quantification and integration.

Data quantification

In the rural mode, the ecology condition will be evaluated by calculating how de viated the current condition is to the ideal condition. The formula used in this step will be differed according to different land type detected. While in urban mode, the calculation will be simpler, and focus on the voxelization and classification of the building environment. The site will be voxelized into modules that can be modified in future development.

Game world building

In the quantification step, each voxelized piece of site will have an initial evaluation data, and all the information will be stored in the system. The voxels and data will be used in the simulation game as the initial setting of the simulated world. And all new actions done buy players will affect the evaluation result in game.

biosystem

and utilise

degree of ecology

the exchange rate

Soil Water Biodiversity Climate

Affect

Difference value =∣ (temperature of plantA/temperature of landB +PH of plantA/PH of landB+soil moisture of plantA/soil moisture of landB)/3-100%∣

Soilscore=（10-difference value*100）*10

Difference value=∣ water consumption of plantA/rainfall of landB -100%∣

Water score=(2-difference value)*100

Data of traditional irrigation

Data of new irrigation

Soilscore and water score

Traditional irrigation ：IF irrigation mode = 0，f(x) = SUM of soil score (or water score) of every land

New irrigation: IF irrigation mode = 1，f(x) = SUM of soil score (or water score) of every land and the reward from the irrigation type

Output

Traditional irrigation ：IF irrigation mode = 0，f(x) = SUM of output of every plant in every land

New irrigation: IF irrigation mode = 1，f(x) = SUM of output of every plant and the reward from the irrigation type in every land.

Biodiversity score =(biodiversity after planting-biodiversity before planting)*20

The Influence of Irrigation

Bio-score= soil score + water score + biodiversity score

Infrastructure

Bio-score Real Currency Bio-coin

Bio-score Formula Plants Water

Plants have to be planted in the most appropriate places to make the best use of natural resources. So the difference between the soil and water conditions required for a plant to thrive and the local soil and water conditions will form the soil score and water score. The greater the difference, the less suitable the site is for cultivation, the more wasteful the natural resources, and the lower the score. The impact of plants on the variety of organisms will make up the biodiversity score; the higher the increase in the number of organisms, the higher the score. Climate and weather affect soil, water and biodiversity, thus the four main factors affecting the Bio-score are soil, water, biodiversity and climate.

Purchase Purchase

The Calculation of Bio-score And Bio-coin

Members have to contribute a certain percentage of Bio-coin to the system. The system will rank the Bio-score and redistribute Bio-coin. Members who do not reach the average score will lose some Bio-coin, while those who exceed the average score will also be rewarded with Bio-coin.

BC:BS rate for positive BS = total biocoin(fixed) × reallocation rate ÷ the number of farmer

New Bio-coin of individual (positive difference value)

the original individual bio-coin + individual positive difference value * rewards of bio-coin

Total loss for those with negative difference value

total bio-coin of individual who have positive difference value – the sum of original bio-coin of individual who have positive difference value

The punishment of bio-coin/per negative difference value

loss for those with negative difference value/the sum of bio-score for those with negative difference value

New Bio-coin of individual (negative difference value) =the original individual bio-coin – individual negative difference value * punishment of bio-coin

The differentiation was done by comparing the mean value of variables in a given cluster and the proportion of farmers associated with particular characteristics in that cluster. Accordingly, 6 types of farmers were identified: (1) older, low income landowners (OLL); (2) younger tenant farmers (YTN); (3) younger educated specialised landowners (YESP); (4) older specialised landowners (OSP); (5) established diversifiers (ESDV); and (6) younger educated diversifiers (YEDV). (Nainggolanet al., 2013)

Formula of City

4.3 Formula--- City

City

Sunlight Oxygen YieldReuse of material Yield Score

Define how much food each person needs

• 5 portions of 80g fruit and vegetables per day (NHS, 2022).

Green Space Score

How much arable land is needed to feed one person

• 100-700 ㎡

•If people ate only salads with each meal, they would need 1-2 square metres of arable land per person.

((The Urban Farmer, 2016))

The Ratio of Green Space

Apart from meeting the needs of citizen food, some green space should be left for nonhuman

( green space area 100 × the number of people green space area house area

(㎡) ) ×100 = green space score(㎡) +

need at least 100㎡ to self-sufficiency demand of arable land space for nonhuman

yield demand of fruit & vegetables (g/per month/per person) ×100= yield score

=1200g/per month/per person

The relationship of number of people, yield,demand and yied score.

Yield is proportional to yield score while the number of people is inversely proportional to the yield score.

The closer to food self-sufficiency, the higher the yield score.

The green space score is influenced not only by whether the need for arable land is met, but also by the amount of space you have sacrificed.

Research of Plants and Animals

Eco-romantics

Eco-Romantic

Eco-romantics believe that since human activities largely influenced our ecology, the impact can be reduced by degrowing the city. This includes reduce human occupancy in building to reduce energy cost and grow food at own home to reduce the carbon footprint on logistics.

Eco-Modernist

Ecomodernist advocates that human beings should make use of the development of technology and ecological knowledge to reasonably plan and protect nature, reduce the interference caused by human and restore the vitality of nature meeting human needs at the Same time

In eco-romantics mode, the main game actions are based on the real-world behaviours including remodelling flat, choose location to grow plants and install equipments. The Iberaland system use smart conract to evaluate the actions of players in game or citizens in real-world to redistribute BioCoin and resources.

Real world in city areas

The real-world information is collected and be used for game parameter settings. Besides, the AI judge which also use the smart contract of Iberaland system will send drones to detect ecological condition of the city including plant condition, biodiversity, energy consumption, etc. and evaluate these values to redistribute BioCoin and resources like water and energy. All data are sent to the cloud.

Real world in rural areas

The behaviours of eco-romantics not only have impacts in city area but can also influence rural area and eco-modernists. The self-sufficient planting in city area can improve city landscape and reduce farmland pressure. Then the eco-modernists or other farmers in rural area can have more choices to plant to improve rural landscape and ecology.

Platform

The platform is bound with both the game and reality. Its function includes trading, design upload and global statistics checking. The platform is mainly used for BioCoin exchange. Also, the game-play data and real-world data will be uploaded to the platform for information transparency. And users can also upload their own voxel design and farming strategies to the platform and get tested in game.

Eco-ModernistsFarmland Pressure

DemandsOutput

Quality

BioCoin More Choices

LandscapeWild Animals City Landscape

Spatial Efficiency Weather

Game

Water Pipes

Auto Irrigation System

Controls the time, duration and frequency of the watering. In our scenario, we hope that it will also detect humidity and temperature and then water automatically.

Water Storage

Controls the time, duration and frequency of the watering. In our scenario, we hope that it will also detect humidity and temperature and then water automatically.

The

Making

A Heatmap analyzer is analyzing tool that can be applied to discover where viewers look and how they react. The figure below is heatmap analyzer. Heatmaps indicate where viewers are looking using color gradients. The more people who look at the same area of the video, the hotter that part of the heatmap overlay appears.

In our project, the first step of the degrow process is evaluating space usage in a building. Then we can use the evaluation results to decide which parts can be demolished and which need to be preserved. Therefore, we adopt heatmap analyzer in the degrow process. Pictures in the middle show how we use the heatmap in unity, record the results and transfer the data into the grasshopper.

To analyze the building usage in our daily life, we chose one apartment loc ated in moguer with three different house types. The picture on the right shows the testing results in unity. The different usage in three different house types. There are 90% 70% 50% 30% and 10% usage.

The hotter the parts, the higher usage in this space. If the color is hotter, it indicates less usage in this space. The heatmap results can instruct users to choose which part of their house can be the best option to degrow and introduce plants and animals. It also shows which part users need to meet their basic living standers.

The process of heatmap testing in unity and grasshopper

Heatmap analyzer in unity

The results of heatmap testing

Actions

Evaluations

trade and exchange

degrow the building regrow and plant

BioCoin

Aim of the game

In-game Goals

Iberaland system

Energy consumption

Euro BioCoin redistribution

Impacts

BioScore Economy

The goal of the players in game is to explore suitable degrow/ regrow strategy, survive longer, and meet the demands goal set in game. While the aim of this game is to explore new ways that balance the local economy and ecology.

Balance

Ecology

The actions and choices players can do are based on real life, including degrow, regrow and trade. The Iberaland system use BioScore and energy consumption to evaluate the player's in-game performance and redistribute the BioCoin. The exchange between BioCoin and Euro helps binding ecology and economy and provides incentives to players. The game-play result will be analysed and generate new farming possibilities.

Survive longer Meet demands set in game Selected game-plays

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Site

Moguer, a city in Spain is the prototype of the game world site. Moguer located in the southern Spain, near the Donana national park and is surrounded by agriculture lands. However, on the one hand over farming is threathening the soil health and water resources in the national park, on the other hand, urbanization leaves the properties in Moguer city in vacant.

Game

The game scene is based on one block in Moguer city. The buildings and interior layout is also reflecting the reality. The spieces players can choose are also local popular spieces and consumer prefered species. The degrow choices are design for the vacant house problem and the regrow choices are for helping reduce farmand presure and improve city ecology.

Eco-romantic mode game

Reality Game Simulation New possibilities

Regrow

Interact Continue

Visit Key Add to inventory

Gain access to the building

Endings

Learn about M city Getting to know the background of the game by chatting with her.

Learn from your neighbour See how others degrow and remodel their flats by visiting her flat.

Chat with your neighbour Chat with them to unlock achievements and learn more about Iberaland's world.

Eco-romantics game narratives

NPCs Guide NPC

The basic settings and rules are introduced by the guide NPC. She will take you through the basic world view of this game. When entering the ecoromantic mode of Iberaland game, players can talk to the guide NPC to understand the overview of M city, the site of the game, and the game's goal.

Peer NPC

What other people are doing can be shown through the peer NPC whose actions are based on other people's game play. These NPCs are not interactive but players can see their actions for example degrowing their house as the time passes in the game.

Chatting NPC

The thoughts and critics about the game setting can be discussed when chatting with these NPCs. There are multiple choices to choose and they will unfold different conversations.

Achievements

Talk

SamanthaLauraHarry NPCS

The game NPCs are interactive and might give useful reference for making decisions in game.

Achievements are for global achievement stats, which can show how people tend to act and think in the game. Achievements can be unlocked when reaching certain topics with chatting NPC.

Branches

Branches are the new farming and degrowing patterns developed by the players in game, since the initial presets only have eco-romantics and eco-modernist. When players play certain amount time, the system will analyse their actions in game and 'evolve' them into one branch of eco-romaantics, all brances are based one global game play result analysis and will keep updated for new branches.

Endings

When the player ends the game, a simulation video will show to players. The video represents the possible outcome in few years if the players keep their strategy. All the game data including actions, branches, and achievements unlocked will be upload to the system for updating the game and platform.

with evolving

have

'The Market

Indoor Functions: Heatmap/ Help/ Exchange/ Upstairs/ Demolish/ Voxels

Key Parameters:

Weather

The weather in game changes based on the real-world climate of the site, and this will influence the plants’ performance.

Money

In this game, money parameter means Euro that used in the region. Money in the game are used for artificial products including purchasing voxels, selling products, purchasing equipment, and exchange BioCoin.

BioCoin

In the game, BioCoin is a crypto-currency used for nature product trading for example buying seeds, and players can gain or lose their monthly bonus BioCoin according to their monthly BioScore.

BioScore

BioScore determines how much BioCoin bonus a player can win or lose each month. BioScore is consists of ecofriendly degree, yield evaluation and oxygen production.

Energy

Energy is key to player’s survival in the game. Each month, player has a default energy consumption which can be reduced by degrowing the flat. Voxels and plants also need energy to maintain, and solar panel can be bought to gain solar energy.

Materials

In the game, materials from the flat demolishing can be recycled and used in voxels. Using recycled materials can have discount when purchasing voxels.

Monthly Check:

By clicking the monthly check, players confirm one month’s action and move to the next year. BioScore will be checked and calculated in the monthly check, and the BioCoin will also be re distributed according to the BioScore. Players should use this function to check the perfor mance of their in-game decision-makings and move on to the next month to continue the game. After at least 8 months of game-play, the check simulation result button will show up next to the monthly check button.

Rooftop Functions:

Plant and Install

Players can choose from a variety of plants to purchase and plant on the public roofop area for extra income. Also, players can purchase and install equipments such as solar panels for extra energy.

Roof plan

Check the availability of the rooftop planting slots, since the amount is limited and is shared with NPC neighbours.

Go Home

Go back into the flat.

Indoor Functions:

Heatmap

Click to show the human usage rate heatmap of the flat to help decide where to degrow and put voxels.

Exchange

Open the exchange centre where players can exchange between BioCoin and Euro as well as buy extra energy with Euros. The exchange rate is flunctuate according to the market and formulas.

Upstairs Help

Go to the public rooftop. Click to show information on how to play.

Demolish

Demolishing parts of the flat to degrow and make space for voxels. By removing the unnecessary parts of the building, players can gain pieces of recycled material which can be used for voxel making.

Voxels

Users can choose from over 20 kinds of voxels, purchase and install them in the flat. Different voxels may have different influence on BioScore, Euro income and energy consumption.

Time and Weather Rooftop Functions: Go Home/ Roof plan/ Plant

Key Parameters

Monthly Check

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference

Sunlight preference

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference Sunlight preference

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference Sunlight preference

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference Sunlight preference

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference Sunlight preference

Euro cost (100/unit)

Euro profit (5/m/unit)

Energy cost (5/unit)

BioCoin cost (1/unit)

BioScore (10/m/unit)

Material cost (5/unit)

Water preference Sunlight preference

rent buy

Since the roof top area is shared by the residents of the whole building, players can check the availability of the slots before planting.

Occupied by player

Occupied by NPCs

1.Click to toggle the plant and equipment panel.

2.Hover over to show item information and click to purchase the item.

the available slot to plant the crop or install the equipment.

NPCs will also use the roof top to plant crops or install equipments like solar panels. The NPCs

make changes every month based on collected game-play data.

When planted, the plant will grow from sprouts.

Parameter changes after adding 3 solar panels, 3 potatoes and 1 citrus.

After certain months in game, the plant matures.

click to harvest the plant for Euros.

Based on the game play data we collected from friends and other participants, we roughly conclude three action patterns for NPCs, they prefer planting cash crops, planting eco-friendly crops and installing energy saving equipments respectively. And they have difference preference on whether to use the roof area.

service technology

payment BS

access

The public green house is running by the system developing team and local authorities. They will provide the technical support and management for the greenhouse. Players and NPCs can choose to rent the space in the public greenhouse to plant crops. Players can whether bring their own voxels here or rent the available facilities here. The players can gain harvested products and BioScore.

plants in public greenhouse can be harvested like on the rooftop. Players may also meet NPCs here.

The

The left two diagrams are the monthly precipitation and hours of sunshine of the prototype city

The in-game weather system is based on the climate in the real world.

The chart on the left is the settings of the in-game weather system. When entering the next month, there are possibilities as shown for players to encounter different weathers. Weather will influence the performance of your strategy

Planting method and plant species

The chart above shows how weather, planting method and plant species influence each other in the game. Different plants have different resistance to different weathers and planting method can also influence the impact of weather on plants. Besides, players need to take considerations of money and energy cost of different choices to develop a more sustainable stratergy.

The control group

The control group in the bottom chart means the average plant perfomance in the wild without any shelter, equipments and human interference. The impact of planting method in game is measured by the ratio of output and quality of the same plant in same weather using planting method X and its control group data.

Normal weatherPlanting methods

Impact of weather on plants

Different planting methods' impact on plants under different weathers and comparisons on basic parameters

Occupation: Property manager

Plant idea: Eco-Romantics

I have been working in M city for ten years, I really hope this city gain more vitality and develop sustainablly. You can come to me to get access to your property and learn about the city.

Occupation: Cafe owner

Plant idea: Eco-Romantics

am one of your neighbours, I enjoy taking care of plants and harvesting them.Making snacks with self-planted fruits and vegetables can be a good idea for my cafe.

Occupation: Company employee

Plant idea: Eco-Romantics-BC

like studying how to make money with BioCoin. It seems a win-win invention to make money while being eco-friendly, but I still like to discuss the dark side of BioCoin.

Possible achievements to get from him:

1.Market Survey (Buff: higher rate when exchange BioCoin)

2.BioCoin Challenger (Buff: none; learn critics of BioCoin)

I think human activities made too much damage to our environment

it's time to reflect ourselves.

Possible achievements to get from him:

1.Let's degrow (Buff: higher degrow index)

2.DIY is fun (Buff: get access to use recycled material)

Occupation: Food company staff Plant idea: Eco-Modernist

still think improving the efficiency of farming is the key. Though live in city will use the public greenhouse to do this.

Possible achievements to get from him:

(Buff: higher efficiency of all eqiupments installed)

(Buff: none; learn pixel farming in rural area)

NPC dialogue and actions NPC dialogue and actions

'Welcome to Iberaland! Since you have just moved to M city, you must also be an eco-romantics.'

-'Lots of people have moved out to big cities like B city, the occupancy here is getting lower… would say degrowing the house is a good way to stay sustainable.' [bird view]

-'Well This is your flat, it totally depends on you whether and how to remodel it.' [face the entrance] -'Here is your key and have to go now, good luck and see you.' [collect the key]

Based on the game play data we collected from friends and other participants, we roughly conclude three action patterns for NPCs, they prefer planting cash crops, planting eco-friendly crops and installing energy saving equipments respectively. And they have difference preference on whether to use the roof area.

‘Hey, Harry, what are you doing? Seems really busy.’

Harry: ‘Yes, so many things to do. I’m checking the consumer demands and exchange volume on Ib eraland platform, and waiting for the best time for products and Biocoin trading.’

Player: ‘I just use it as a new currency, why you are so crazy about it?’

Harry: ‘How do YOU think of Biocoin? Don’t you think it is AMAZING?’

‘Kind of, it’s true that the BioCoin’s era is coming. still don’t know why people are crazy about it.’

Harry: ‘...Because it is profitable.’

‘Yes, BioCoin links eco-health to economics. Our planet will get better.’

Harry: ‘It’s more than that. Think about the way it saves the planet.

‘Hey! Filled with busy people here, I also gotta go. Catch you later.’

Harry waved to you and you walked away. You can come back to Harry later.

‘...Do you mean that it is a new form of capitalism, but in a eco-friendly way?’

Harry: ’Ohh...shhhh...that’s smart! You have the potential on Biocoin mining!’ Harry jokingly whispered.

‘...Oh, got how it works now. Feels like I’ve been losing money for days...’

Harry: ’Haha...At least you know it now.’

This achievement has a buff. After chatting with Harry about this topic you have deeper understanding of BioCoin system, you will have more possibility to trade BC at a higher rate now.

NPC dialogue and actions

The above diagram use NPC Harry as an example to show the game's chatting and achievement system. The unclocked achievements are recorded to the global game stat analysis, and some of the achievements have buff to improve certain skill in game.

Harry: ‘I won’t judge what political camp it stands for, but the invention of Biocoin is a great try. So far, people still need both money and this planet to live.’

‘True. But whose knows. Huge amount of energy is also needed for running the Biocoin system.’

Harry: ’That’s a good point, I’ve never thought about it before.’

This achievement does not have a buff. Your critical thinking about BioCoin is valuable for developers to improve and update the system.

Harry: ’That’s interesting, only thought about money making so far...’

Guiding NPC: Samantha Peer NPC: Joyce Chatting NPC 1: Harry

Occupation: Student Plant idea: Eco-Romantics

Chatting NPC 2: Maria Chatting NPC 3: Silva

‘...I’m thinking if farming decoupled with money in the future, don’t know whether we should call it future or past.’

‘How to make money with Biocoin? I think it is like buying stock...you need some luck...’

‘Wait, what if people make a scheme to lower the average and let certain people winning money?’

Harry: ‘It’s our incentives. The desire and need of making money.We are still running after the money, Biocoin only makes the result of money making to something good for our planet’

Harry: ‘Your monthly bonus depends on how you Bi oScore compared with the average. It’s kind of compet itive. Knowing about the market, knowing about how other people perform and make your decisions.’

2

3 4

5

Spawn point for the guiding NPC. Players can interact with guiding NPC here.

Spawn points for the peer NPC. Players can interact with guiding NPC and see their actions here.

Spawn points for the peer NPC. Players can interact with guiding NPC and see their actions here.

1 2 3 4 5

Road to the voxel factory Public greenhouse Players flat

Local marketNPC's flat

Eco-modernist mode Eco-romantic mode

Game play strategy A Game play strategy B

Occupation: Farm manager

Plant idea: Eco-Monernist

always come to the market in M city to investigate food products' quality and market price to improve my farm. prefer planting oak trees and citrus to maintain the ecology and provide space for my livestocks.

When entering the market place, playsers can click around to check market price for all products and can also meet and talk with NPCs come from different places, including eco-modernist from nearby farms.

Players can also open the market panel by clicking the computer in the scene. This will show the total yearly demands of different food products in M city (including both rural population and city population). And player can see the current yearly production of different species and try to meet the total demands of M city.

Since this is eco-romantics mode, the data of rural area production is based on the game play data collected from the eco-modernist mode game-plays.

Data Analysis

Branch Y New potential farming mode B

Playing the game Platform

Endings

Game play strategy C

Game play strategy D

New potential farming mode A Branch X Branch X Branch Z Branch ?

Evaluate Update

New potential farming mode C

Inform Real-world farming

The above diagram shows how endings and branches in game informs real world farming. The game start with two camps of basic farming thoughts. Players' gameplays from both mode will be analysed and categorised into new possible farming modes and updated in game as branches that players may develop into. The game will help explore new possible farming strategies.

Eco-romantic-T Eco-romantic-LoD Eco-romantic-LoB

Branch: Eco-romantic-typical Players who enter this branch tends to follow all rules of the eco-romantic rules, they are willing to degrow and improve their BioScore to earn BioCoin and grow food to self-sufficient and get profit.

Branch: Eco-romantic-low degrow Players who enter this branch are not that willing to degrow their house. They tend to improve BioScore while maintaining spaces for human usage. They prefer earn money through BioCoin exchange.

Branch: Eco-romantic-low BioCoin Players who enter this branch maintain their life mainly throught the profits of cash crops. They are willing to degrow to reduce energy cost but not focus on earning BioCoin and BioScore.

Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3

Example ending 1 - Self-sufficient

Routes to different example branches

Ending and branch system

Example ending 2 - Half- rewildExample ending 3 - Deserted

Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3

The first version of Iberaland game is a simple planting and scoring game using BioCoin system with only one mode. The game map is generated with WFC based on the real world and the scoring system is also based on real world performance of different plants. The initial game aim is to find a planting pattern that can balance ecology and economy. However the choices players can make are very limited and the game will have fixed best solution.

The second version of the game is made into two modes based on two popular school of thoughts on farming, the eco-modernist and eco-romantics. The game's site also enlarge to include both rural area and city area. Both modes are still using the BioCoin system for evaluation. This version improved the freedom of players' action in game. However the communication between two modes and the what happens after game ends is undeveloped.

The third (current) version of the game still starts from the two modes. But players in each mode will finally enter differernt branches depends on their game decisions. The branches are not fixed and will be updated according to the global game-play stats analysis. The game-play that passed the evaluation will be analysed to form new farming modes, which develop from the two basic modes. This allows the game become more open and generative.

Ver.2 Exchange

Iteration 1

Iteration 2 Iteration 3

Ver.1 Planting

A simple planting function. Players can select plants and plant on terrain.

Ver.2 Voxels Updated the degrow and regrow function. Voxel building system is added.

Ver.3 NPC and narration NPC system and narration function is added to make the game more playable.

Ver.1 Exchange An exchange centre where player can exchange between Euros and BioCoin.

Ver.2 Rooftop The planting function in eco-romantic mode is adapted to rooftop function.

Ver.3 Site development The site is fully developed including NPC houses, player house and market, etc.

Ver.1 Building (demo)

tested demo for future voxel building and flat remodel function.

UI of exchange centre is simplicied and players can exchange between BC, Euro and energy.

UI and aesthetics

the UI and aethetics of the game to make all function more clear and playable.

This kind of players tend to find sustainable strategy and make profit by finding chances in the eco-romantics planting and scoring rules. They are willing to degrow and reduce human occupancy rate and plant both edible species to meet the demand and eco-friendly species to increase their BioScore and gain profit from BioCoin and crop product selling.

This method spend money and energy to form its system gradually by adjusting species in the first half of the year, and all data becomes stable later.

All data of this sample game-play

Available energy

Game-play data analysis overview

Player strategy type: Eco-modernist-typical

Plant types: balanced in daily veggies

Degrow: willing to degrow

Plant location: more likely to grow plants in their own flat and rooftop area

Stratergy: follow the eco-r's rule, degrow to reduce needed energy for human activity and plant balanced species to maintain bioscore and euro income Timeline: gradually adjust strategy in the first half year.

This kind of players tends to survive the game by exchange money and energy with BioCoin, while they are not likely to degrow their house and still keep high human using rate. They strategically plant BioScore-earning plants on balcony and ceiling which won't affect human's activity area. And plant edible or profitable species in public greenhouse and rooftop to meet own needs or gain extra money. This method needs to form the system fast, most players of this type finish arranging plants in the first few months.

All data of this sample game-play

BioCoin

Available energy

Game-play data analysis overview

Player type: Eco-modernist-LoD (low degrow)

Plant types: prefer only eco-species and cash species Degrow: unwilling to degrow Plant location: use more rooftop and public greenhouse, use only the unoccupied area like balcony of the flat

Stratergy: plant profitable edible spieces in public greenhouse and plant eco-friendly species in flat for higher bs and bc, then exchange to money to pay for energy Timeline: prefer forming the circulation quicker

Plant preference

Euros

Player BioScore (blue) and average BioScore (red)

BioCoin

Plant preference

Euros

Player BioScore (blue) and average BioScore (red)

This kind of players survive the game without making much profits from BioCoin system. They tend to plant cash crops to directly earn euros, and they are willing to degrow to reduce human energy consumptiona and willing to use solar equipments to earn energy. This method also prefers settling all plants quicker in first few month to get profit sooner. The BioScore is obviously below average so they will not get BioCoin bonus. But once all species start to harvest, their income will be stable to cover daily consumption.

All data of this sample game-play

Available energy

Game-play data analysis overview

Player type: Eco-modernist-LoB (low BioCoin)

Plant types: prefer cash species

Degrow: willing to degrow

Plant location: prefer using more rooftop and own flat

Stratergy: give up following the bio-coin system, plant profitable edible spieces and degrow the house to balance energy and euro

Timeline: prefer plant in the first 3 month to get profit quicker

Data

Choices decide game branches

Game data collection

Platform evaluates the game-plays Data on platform updated in game

Game data sent to platform

The data of successful game-plays (survived certain time in game) are recorded and analysed. The behaviour modes of players are categorised and made into different new farming modes. Then these modes will be applied in the simulation game, and become branches that players can enter. Real-world users can check global stats of the game including all detail choices of the game play on the platform to inform their real-world farming choices. Also, the market trading volume, food prices and BioCoin exchange rate will be collected through the platform and updated in the game to make the simulation game up to date.

Game-play results sent to platform

Plant preference

Euros

Player BioScore (blue) and average BioScore (red)

BioCoin

the platform bound with the simulation game. The game play data will be fed to the platform to improve the system.

The market function aims to make the transparent food supply chain so that people can fully understand crop information and improve their consumption structure. To achieve our ultimate goal of balancing ecological and economic values. Voxel information is also shown here. Then users can trade Bio-coin on the platform, this is how bio-coin helps connect eco and market.

Also, users can upload original designs to the game developers to get tested in the game and have further impacts on the real world.

My AccountExchange Rate Upload Design

Plant Analysis Sunlight AnalysisStructure

Store Degrow Module

Material Storage Bartering

Materials Storage Materials Storage

Members can make voxels from their waste materials by their own. And there will be two way to dispose of these scraps. One is to deal them by members themselves. The other one is sent the scrap to the factory of Iberaland. The fatocry will recycle and reproduce the materials. Then, it will return the new materials to the members. There is also a materials storage of Iberaland, which enable members exchange, purchase, sell and store the materials.

Machine Learning

Ready-touse materials Indirectly used materials

Materials Recycle And Reproduce

Members can choose two different production method: factory production and manually production. They borrow the brick press machine from the system.

The cost of borrowing the machine will be charged to future bio-coin income. The Iberaland system encourages members to choose a more eco-friendly way

SmallLarge

Broken Brick

Broken Concrete Wood Scraps

Materials Storage

The system will help you calculate how much material members need for the regow and

Calculate Quantity

Rebirth Brick

Factory Production

Manually Production

Aggregate: crushed rubble (concrete, brick)

Fibres: wheat straw

Addition: cement & sand

Rebirth Brick Production

Advantages

1.No need to burn (eco-friendly)

2.Fast and cheap

3.Flexible size

4.Low-tech (easy for residents to learn)

Handmade Machines

1.Easy to move

2.Save spaces

3.Low-tech

4.Cheap, affordable

Transport & Location

1.Can demolish and regrow the wall and voxel at the same place

2.Reduce transport costs

the material from their house demolished

calculate what materials they need how much they need

1.Members can store the extra material in material storage for the next time hey need it.

2.Or they can exchange it with others.

Degrow Provide living space for wildlife

Regrow

Provide living sapce for Human

3.When they don't have enough material, they can purchase from bio-system

Rebirth Brick DIYFactory

Panel Board

Production Method

Members can upload their voxels to the platform by taking photos or 3D scans. There are interfaces for "Other Designs" and "My Designs". Everyone can see the handmade voxels on the platform and learn from them.

Multiplayer mode: Members can know whether their neighbours have also signed a contract, and negotiate with them to remodel their house together,and the bio-coin they get from the remodelling will be distributed according to the proportion of the area contributed.

Advantages: more flexible than the solo mode, with the possibility of connecting two buildings.

The type of material and the source of the material is also displayed on the platform, which can inspire members on how to use the waste. Members can also click on the materials store to get the materials they need.

can deny access.

Bedding

Upload Design

Recycling

Handmade

Monumental Wastelands

Ecological Score

The ecological score is an essential evaluation factor in our project. Ecological score in Iberaland system includes water score, soil score, and bio-diversity score. Therefore, our project needs to improve the ecological score, reflected by the ecosystem.

If an area that adopts Iberaland system is get improved through different perspectives is the most critical evaluation in our project.

Conclusion

Iberaland, as a system, aims to solve the conflict between economy and ecology and fill the gap between city and farmland. However, in our project, negotiating between ecology and economy and simulating players' behavior is difficult to achieve. Therefore Iberaland proposes using video games that allow consumers and farmers to attend the game. Moreover, the recorded game results can be used to predict environmental changes after a system intervention.

Moguer, an low spatial efficiency town that depends on agriculture in southern Spain, is selected as the testing case of the project. The profit-driven agricultural industry is causing significant damage to the local ecology. It has caused the reduction in local wildlife habitats.

Meet market demand

The market in our project is a place where users (Eco-Modernist and Eco-Romantic) can exchange their ideas about planting. Our project can prevent wasting but also meet the market demands is part of the evaluation system.

In the decoding phase, local landscape, ecological score, and architecture usage are detected, analyzed, and recorded into the database with object detection, drones, real-time recognition, Machine learning, and the internet of things. The Moguer building usage and landscape study establishes different voxels and planting options for the city and farmland.

To balance the ecology and economy and simulate players' behaviors, we introduced Bio-coin and Bio-score (related to ecohealth) into our system. Players can take part in the recording process of the project. The video game as a simulator and agricultural instructor has a few steps, including information signing up, questionnaires, planting, trading, and voxel making extra. In Iberaland, there are two modes for users, one is Eco-Modernist, and the other is Eco-Romantic. In both modes, users need to meet market demands and co-habit with non-human species. Users can choose the pre-designed voxels and different kinds of plants from platform. And users can also DIY their own voxels and upload them to Iberaland application. Overall, the Iberaland video game tries to help balance the ecology and economy by simulating individual behaviors.

Balance economy and ecology

The ultimate aim of our project is to balance the economy of agriculture and ecology.

And we set a series of objectives to achieve this aim.

After the intervention of Iberaland system, the conflicts between farmland and the city can be resolved. However, if the ecological information gap can be filled is also a key factor we need to

However, the balance between ecology and economy, consumer preference, and market demands have revealed the complexities of the simulation process. As a result, some users may cheat the Bio-coin-making process. How much can this video game help agricultural decision-making and improve the ecosystem is not clear. We hoped to test this tool in more cases and improve the simulation process, and applied in a wider context to fill the gap between city and farmland.

Acknowledgment

User can get benifit from platfofm Iberaland uses Bio-score, which is related to ecological health, and Bio-coin, an ecological token, to simulate how individual behaviors may affect the environment. If users can benefit from the platform, trading and planting is the most important motivation for introducing and using the platform. It is also the key reason to keep the platform running.

We want to express our gratitude to all those who helped us complete this thesis. First of all, we want to thank Deborah Lopez and Hadin Charbel, our supervisors, for their help and guidance in each step of our project. We want to thank Albert BrenchatAguilar for helping our theory. Sherif Eltarabishy, Zehao Qin, and all of our skills tutors who help our project technically complete. We want to thank our families and friends who always support us. Finally, we thank UCL Bartlett School of Architecture for providing us with opportunities and resources for higher education.

Eco-modernist

11.3 Reference list

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