This month at the Games for Change Festival in NYC, we will be giving a talk and hosting a birds-of-a-feather around “Playful Cities – neighborhood games and interactive stories” — especially with libraries and cultural institutions. June 27-28, 2024.

(1) Featured talk: “59 Cities with History”

Benjamin Stokes will give our talk on “59 Cities with History: Connected Play Beyond Library Walls” at 12pm on June 27th. Full description: “In more than 59 cities and towns, we trained library staff in game design to bring local history to life — especially outdoors. The results involve texting with sculptures, audio scavenger hunts, kiosks, and using AI to reimagine monuments. Here we identify five recipes that any town can use.”

(2) Birds-of-a-Feather for Playful Cities

Afterward, join us for demos / brown-bag lunch / birds-of-a-feather networking session. Informal. The topic will be “Playful Cities – neighborhood games and interactive stories.” From 1-2pm (again on June 27th) in the “5th floor networking space.”

(3) Be notified when it launches…

You can be notified when our report launches or our practitioner templates and “recipes.”