We are pleased to host pioneering artist Ben Caldwell. Join us on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 5:30pm. The event will be hosted in the AU Game Center, DMTI room 113. More on Caldwell: Caldwell will also be talking about his sustained art and innovation practice in Leimert Park. He is a collaborator with the […]
Category: Events
Presenting at PLA in Columbus
Join us in Columbus, OH, on April 5, 2024, at the annual Public Library Association. Our topic: “Engaging Beyond Our Walls: Making Neighborhood Games and Outdoor Storytelling,” led by David Quick of DC Public Library and Benjamin Stokes of American University. DESCRIPTION: “Can your library empower residents to design their own outdoor games and bring […]
Presenting at the EdGames Expo (federal games showcase)
Earlier this week (Sept. 20, 2023) we were proud to present our Hive Mechanic system at the annual EdGames Expo. This public event is the primary federal showcase of “game-changing innovations” across 50 federal government programs, and is organized primarily by the US Department of Education. It was a thrill to showcase our work alongside […]
Poster on Recent Work
For a presentation to the Board of American University, I created a large poster (4×3 foot) of our lab’s recent work: My goal was to show a visual snapshot of the kind of research we do. Of course, I couldn’t include everything, and so I picked a cluster of projects that seemed to tell a […]
Presenting at MLK Library and DC History Conference (about Hybrid Wayfinding)
The Playful City Lab team presented our hybrid wayfinding research at the DC History Conference located at the glorious reimagined central library in downtown Washington, DC, on April 2nd. Photographed here with our poster and a visitor at the conference: Our research poster highlighted the work in the community of Pennsylvania Avenue East located in […]