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 […]
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 […]
Audio experience: “Insider Voice-Over” (a case study with the Black Feminist DC exhibition)
This month we launched an interactive audio project (“Community Voice: Katea Stitt“) with the National Women’s History Museum and the DC Public Library. It is part of a larger exhibit, “We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC” that is on view in the central MLK Library through September 2024. Beyond this launch, more than […]
Recruiting 25 libraries: Become a hub for making local GAMES and outdoor STORIES
We are seeking US libraries to be hubs for making local GAMES and outdoor STORIES — in 20+ cities/towns. Applications due by March 3rd. For spring of 2023, we will supply game design expertise over Zoom and access to our new authoring tool for low-tech games for mobile devices and storytelling box installations. Phase 1: […]
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 […]
Hybrid Wayfinding Signs: No Neighborhood Left Behind
Wayfinding can be a powerful way to create a strong sense of place, which can drive business and cultural cohesion.
Video: Mural hunt game (SMS clues, photographs, etc.)
In this short 3-minute video, I demo and analyze the game Mural, Mural on the Wall, which launched in 2020 for DC’s longest-running street festival: Adams Morgan Day.
Using WordPress as a Hive Mechanic Media Manager
Sending images via text message is one of the great things about Hive Mechanic. One way to make this easier is by using WordPress to manage your multimedia. Let me explain… Sending multimedia for anything made in Hive Mechanic requires the file to be online and accessible through a URL that ends with a filetype […]