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Playmakers Film #2 - Public Space
How Do I Get Involved?
However you like!
You can comment on anything you find here; you can come along and play at one of the upcoming games; you can talk about different aspects of the game (either on the forum at Ludocity or elsewhere); you can even run the game yourself, using existing rulesets or variations of your own.
What Is Playmakers?
Playmakers is a joint project from Hide&Seek, NESTA, and ThinkPublic. It's like three projects for the price of one! We are making a new game, a film about The Sandpit and social gaming in general, and we've got this lovely new website to document everything interesting that happens between now and the big launch at the Hide&Seek Weekender on August 1.
This team wants to work with YOU. The Sandpit community is full of smart, talented, people (like YOU) - all of whom have at least one idea, one talent, one thought that can be thrown at us to help make the game better. We have made it very easy for you to to get involved - and all offers will be welcomed and responded to.
Together we can make something that builds on the wonder of games like Journey to the End of the Night, Cruel 2 B Kind and The Go Game. It will be the joint creation of the entire Sandpit community. Go on. It will be fun.
Thanks and love from
Holly, Alex, Ivo, Matan, Rohan and Justin
Hide&Seek Weekender: Family Sunday
August 2, 2009
Our second and final run of the final Playmakers game, as part of the 2009 Hide&Seek Weekender.
Hide&Seek Weekender: Saturday Sandpit
August 1, 2009
Our first run of the final Playmakers game, as part of the 2009 Hide&Seek Weekender.
Scoop! @ 2morro09
July 4, 2009
At 2morro09, we ran three rounds of the Scoop! The game seemed to go down well, and - looking back - there’s our edited highlights, a video from the event organisers, and some wicked photos from Samuel Cho;
(Image by Sam Cho)
Cardiff Playtest
July 2, 2009
On July 2nd, the Hide & Seek Sandpit set off for the valleys of Wales, taking the brightly coloured umbrellas and video equipment of Scoop!
Games ran on the streets Cardiff between 7-10pm, under the auspices of the National Theatre Wales.
Playtest #5
June 24, 2009
SCOOP! ran at Sandpit #13, with plenty of creative newsgathering and journalistic intrigue.
“Yes, And!”
June 14, 2009
“Yes, And!” was a day of collaborative design at the Hub, Kings Cross, with an overabundance of whiteboards, spider diagrams, and game analysis.
Playtest #4
June 3, 2009
Running under the codename ‘Soho Spy Squad’, Playtest #4 ran at the Soho Theatre as part of Sandpit 12.
(image by alexatonescoop)
Makers Session
June 1, 2009
This was a session for makers and potential makers to meet up and talk about pervasive games.
With a mix of scheduled talks and more general discussion, the focus was on the practical aspects of designing & running pervasive games.
Playtest #2
April 22, 2009
Playtest #2 ran at Sandpit 10.
Using the post-apocalyptic ‘Shrine‘ ruleset, this version involved defensive umbrellas and encoded poetry.
Go figure.
31st July - 2nd August
The 2009 Hide&Seek Weekender will be happening in and around London's Southbank Centre.
A full schedule of games is now up on the H&S website.