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Abstract
This demo focuses on a critical reflection on the state of Living Labs as sites of Participatory Design in the form of an interactive story. Through an interactive, click-through story, we engage participants into reflecting on their own experiences that challenge and advance Participatory Design in institutional settings such as Living Labs. Additionally, we look into how alternative forms of story-telling and interaction can facilitate sharing of academic knowledge. We use this demo as an opportunity to understand how future research can use interactive narratives and open-source technologies to create more accessible forms of publication and story telling.