Profile Articles Activity Dale Leorke is an independent researcher. His research focuses on the intersection of games, play and public space. His research interests include mobile and

location-based games, participatory planning and civic engagement, and the transformation of public libraries in the digital era. His books include Location-based Gaming: Play in Public

Space (2018), Public Libraries in the Smart City (2018), Openness in Practice: Understanding Attitudes to Open Government Data (2021), and the edited collection Games and Play in the

Creative, Smart and Ecological City (2020). EXPERIENCE