The Organic City is project that allows users to explore what it means to tell stories through the use of new technologies that more and more people have access to. The Organic City project focuses on Lake Merritt and downtown as a framework for this new collection of narratives. The site contains an interactive map, allowing visitors to pinpoint where the stories, poems and what-have-you take place.
There are 18 different categories to chose from, including action-adventure, mystery, nature, comedy, love and historical. Submissions from users can be in the form of text, audio or video from mobile devices and through the internet.
The way that I see it, this project will allow users to explore the relationships between place, story and community, as well as the ways in which new technologies are going to enhance our experience of these important components of human identity.
