{"id":2455,"date":"2024-08-10T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T20:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/?page_id=2455"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:25:13","slug":"tool-and-tactic-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/ebow\/tool-and-tactic-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools and Design Tactics: EBOW Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<< Back to EBOW overview<\/a><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local games and neighborhood stories have their own authoring tools and operational infrastructure. We find that the right tool may be unexpected — and require some design tactics to recognize, or even to discover its possibilities beyond the limited imagination of commercial tools. We value approaches that are easy to author and widely-accessible to use or play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Imagine<\/strong> what’s possible:<\/em> See our recipe book<\/a>, tasting menu<\/a>, photos<\/a>, or prior projects<\/a> created with Hive Mechanic. Considering co-design? Look into how workshops<\/a> might go.

2. Narrative<\/strong>:<\/em>
* Planning<\/strong> with post-its for a branching story<\/a> (animated). Aim for Minimum Viable Joy (MVJ)!
* Tactics for engagement and recruiting:<\/strong> QR code inspirations<\/strong><\/a> and mini-tactics<\/a> to boost engagement

3. Carving Time & Roles:<\/strong><\/em>
* Team formation<\/a><\/strong> and balancing responsibilities, including with Hive Mechanic
* Carving time<\/a> and creating momentum
* Partnerships for new projects: Tips for Starting the Conversation, Planning, and Sustainability (coming soon!)<\/em>

4. How to playtest<\/strong><\/a> your activity or story

5. Advanced\/Open-Ended: Pick your Technology<\/strong>:<\/em> Activities to “Bake Your Idea” in Three Steps<\/a>. This thought exercise will help focus your idea, and turn it from good to great for our particular tools and the power of playful engagement.<\/td>		(a) Telephony tools<\/strong> (voice, SMS, MMS): Currently, most newcomers are using our guide<\/a> to Twilio Studio, or if you have someone who can set up a server, download our fancy Hive Mechanic<\/a> authoring system. You can also browse our list alternatives to Hive Mechanic<\/a>, with plenty of commercial tools – including for scavenger hunts.

(b) Surprising technology<\/strong>: imagine differently by exploring a few low-tech projects<\/a> – including yard sign media, puppet-master SMS, wayfinding stories, and photography hunts with semi-public groups; some of these are also listed in our recipe book<\/a>

(c) Embedded computing<\/strong>: Your experience can respond to the physical world, including as a storytelling box, kiosk, or sensor — from motion sensors to RFID taps and more. It could happen in a makerspace, a museum exhibit, or at the front desk of a library. The physical device can even be in contact with one of our Hive Mechanic servers (optional). We have experimented with reimagined payphones, city-wide storytelling systems, and kiosks powered by tiny Raspberry Pi computers. See our embedded computing tools<\/a> page, or browse one storytelling box component assembly<\/a>
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p.s. – For more on Hive Mechanic<\/strong>, check out our Card Dictionary Slides<\/a> (includes editor tips); basic certification<\/a> and short video tutorials<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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