摘要：Deciding what kind of smart cities do we; as a society; want is not only a political question but also a matter of envisioning possible futures. The speculative narratives that designers produce to support their imagination are called "Design Fictions." We share SUBMERGED; a cross-platform project that combines game design; interactive narrative; and urban exploration with the objective of empowering citizens to produce their design fictions. Following a "Research through Design" practice; we describe our process for creating SUBMERGED; we synthesize some critical insights from our expe- rience; and we urgently call for a dialogue between semioticians and design resear- chers on these topics.
