Take a virtual bike ride and explore the development of European cities through the eyes of the urban cyclist. In April 2013, Uncoded Collective visited Liverpool to meet with local community groups in order to digitally render a new, narrative picture of the city. This innovative approach combines the playfulness of computer games with an open design methodology to explore the ways in which we discover our home cities, and those further afield.

TransEurope Slow negotiates modern cities and finds places that tell contemporary stories which move beyond tourist attractions, stereotypes, and city brands. Your journey will seamlessly switch from Liverpool to Rotterdam and Madrid, linking the cities and highlighting their differences, and similarities.

The footage for this installation was collected through a community-based workshop, in which locals guided Uncoded Collective throughout the streets of Liverpool on bikes, telling stories as they made their way through the city. This process allowed Liverpool inhabitants to piece together a diverse narrative about their vibrant city, communicating to visitors what the city feels like to them; what they love, what they hate, what has changed, what makes Liverpool unique, and how the city’s identity informs their own.