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Revel: a geolocative app with an emphasis on play and public space – call for participation

PEG-LA co-conspirator Sarah Brin is one of the coordinators of Revel, “a public invitation to participate…

Jeff Hull on The Games of Nonchalance: a guerrilla street war against banality and routine

In the Games of Nonchalance, participants experience a vast transmedia interactive narrative woven into the fabric of the Bay Area, following threads of story and mystery through city streets and a wide array of on- and offline media artifacts. I caught up with Jeff Hull shortly after his appearance at IndieCade.

Trap doors and hatches all around: Jeff Hull on infusing variability and play into the workaday world

Nonchalance’s practice stands at the intersection of three core concepts: Narrative, Consciousness, and Space (both public and private). Founded in Oakland in 1999 by director Jeff Hull, the organization’s primary goal is to infuse more variability and play into the civic realm.

Hand from Above

Hand From Above encourages us to question our normal routine when we often find ourselves rushing from one destination to another. Inspired by Land of the Giants and Goliath, we are reminded of mythical stories by mischievously unleashing a giant hand from the BBC Big Screen. Passers by will be playfully transformed. What if humans weren’t on top of the food chain?

Version 2010 Chicago: Sustainable tactics and strategies for communities, resources, and networks

Chicago’s Version 2010 (April 22 to May 2, 2010) is “now seeking proposals and presentations about tactics and strategies that help sustain our communities, find better uses of our resources, and maintain and expand our networks.”

Pachube

I’ve been researching network-connected buildings and data services for my location-based storytelling…

Sekai Camera: Tagging Physical Space

Tonchidot defines their amazing Sekai Camera–in Japanese, World Camera– as a "social…

Narrative, Play and Social Space

A brief statement describing my academic research and development objectives at the commencement of my PhD.

The Bluerose Project

The Bluerose Project is a cross-media Alternate Reality game designed to be played in public spaces in the Greater Toronto Area.