Processos participativos em ambiente virtual: experiência com o Parque da Criança em Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

Taking into account the constant changes and the fast-paced growth of cities, in which social, technological and economic developments are motivated by globalization, the need to reflect on how such elements happen from the perspective of Participatory Design have been identified in order to allow a consideration on the possibility of generating reflections about the importance of collective thinking and its value in relation to the ability to act up citizenship. Thus, the present work has aimed to verify how participatory processes work in a virtual environment, having the Parque da Criança, located in the city of Campina Grande-PB, as an object of study. For the methodological procedures adopted, bibliographic surveys and case studies were carried out supported by the card sorting tool, used to understand the mental pattern of people when performing groupings and understanding how they interpret and categorize information. As a result, it was observed that the use of participatory methodologies adapted to the virtual environment can positively influence perceptions about public space, so that design and technology together are able to arouse the feeling of belonging and conviviality, in addition to highlight the importance of exercising citizens' rights and duties. This way, design guidelines have been identified so that they can help the designer work in relation to the public space.