Playfulness everywhere
This week, the Playmakers film launched on the web. It's a combination of the story of the design and evolution of the Playmakers game, as coaxed into existence by Alex Fleetwood and Holly Gramazio from Hide&Seek , and a compelling overview of what pervasive gaming is all about. The film includes wonderful people such as Howard Rheingold and Michael Wesch , and brings in elements of theatre, public spaces, playfulness in everyday life and specific games, as well as the edginess where pervasive gaming tilts towards street protest. There's also a little discussion of conventional computer games, compared with "no technology" games and technology-assisted pervasive gaming. The documentary is worth watching, whether you are already interested in gaming, or interested in learning more about an exciting emerging field. Playmakers from thinkpublic on Vimeo . All this leads up to the final launch of Playmakers the game, which Michael and I were lucky...
