The book 'Real projects for real people, volume 1' is now available. The authors take us on a rich journey of practice lead research and development that is grouped around four projects that were developed in The Patching Zone’s first two years (2008-2010). It highlights the theory and research approach that were applied; the outcomes are illustrated by the team members’ contributions through photo-essays, papers, design sketches and interviews with the stakeholders. Real Projects for Real People Volume 1, is especially relevant for researchers, scholars, makers and educators who are interested in a collaborative practice in the field of creative industry and technology.

Foreword by Alex Adriaansens, director of V2_, Rotterdam, with contributions by; Anne Nigten (NL), Kristina Andersen (DK/NL), Matthew Fuller (UK), Sam Nemeth (NL), Andreas.Muk.Haider (AT), Andreas Zingerle (AT),Christopher Baronavski (US), Corinna Pape (DE), Georgios Papadakis (GR), Javier Busturia(ES), Jelle Dekker (NL), Jingni Wang (CN), Kristina Andersen (DK/NL), Matthew Fuller (UK), Mirella Misi (BR), Nancy Mauro-Flude (AU), Pinar Temiz (TR), Rene Wassenburg (NL), Ricardo Nascimento (BR), Sietse Dols (NL), Simon de Bakker (NL), Vivian Wenli Lin (TW/US)

If you want to buy a copy, please go to: www.v2.nl/publishing

Editor: Dr. Anne Nigten

Graphic Design: Corien Bos and Madi Kolpa

Copy editing: Lyndsey Housden

Publisher: V2_ publishing

Distribution: NAi and V2_ Publishing, www.v2.nl 

ISBN: 9789056627973