Kars Alfrink: The City is My Games Console. Open Lecture at The Danish Design School. Thursday, 27th May 2010 (5-6pm)
The City is My Games Console
It seems that the brave new playful world promised by pervasive/urban/ locative/alternate-reality games mavens of the past decade hasn’t really materialised. Gaming hasn’t left the living room much, it still mostly happens on screens and – despite new motion controllers and more connectivity – it’s still not offering many new social or physical experiences. Or is it?
In this talk Kars Alfrink, game designer at Hubbub (NL), looks at what’s going on with physical, social games in cities, drawing examples from both his own practice and those of his peers. As a designer, what’s a productive way of thinking about play, what novel applications might you consider and what does it take to design for playful interactions?
More information:
Open IDP Lectures at The Danish Design School is part of The Interaction Design Programme. The Interaction Design Programme is a collaborative initiative between Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) and The Danish Design School: www.ciid.dkds.dk/events
Thursday, 27th May 2010 (5-6pm)
The Danish Design School
The DKDS Auditorium - Festsalen (A111)
Strandboulevarden 47
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
