Author: Mathias Poulsen
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Interview with Petra Stocker, Pro Juventute
Interview with Petra Stocker, Pro Juventute, about the Pro Juventute Play Festival 2018, which takes place in Biel, Switzerland, on May 25th and 26th.
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The Player as Funambulist
While a funambulist and a player knows that any state of equilibrium can only ever be momentary, a proper citizen in 2018 is taught to believe that if only the right systems, models and rules are applied and followed, no balancing is required.
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Well Played, Bernie
My dear friend, Bernie DeKoven, is now at rest, but I’m sure he continues merrily down that playful path of his. While I’m saddened by his departure, it makes me smile to think of him and his incredible legacy.
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Struggling in a ROI Society
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] I gave a talk at “Spilbar” at the National Film School of Denmark yesterday titled ”‘I’m just playing’; the radical act of expecting nothing in return” (follow link for my presentation), where I made an attempt to connect some of the thoughts and questions I’ve been wrestling with for a…
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Længe Leve Legetænketanken!
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_button _builder_version=”3.0.91″ button_text=”Skriv dig op til opdateringer om tænketanken” button_url=”https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPl0UBNPDEtEb5JvN6qhYfDAO8eqHZsuVza0mY75KISWJUMg/viewform?usp=send_form” url_new_window=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] Torsdag d. 8. februar var på alle mulige måder en særlig dag. En af den slags dage, man kan leve højt på i lang tid, fordi energien var så fantastisk, men også fordi der skete noget,…
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Skab Rum til Leg
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro + Lotte” _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] Hvordan skaber man rum til leg i en verden, hvor legen ofte bliver trængt? Det spørgsmål stillede vi sammen med legeforskerne Helle Marie Skovbjerg og Ann Charlotte Thorsted på arrangementet “Skab Rum til Leg”, der foregik d. 6/12 i Lottes “Play Lab” på Aalborg Universitet. Jeg…
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Playfully Subverting Tech Fetishism
We’ve gotten so used to being surrounded by technology that we often seem to not even pay attention to its presence. This is not (just) a good thing. Maybe play can remind us what it means to be human?
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Pro Juventute Play Festival 2018
CounterPlay is collaborating with the Swiss youth organisation “Pro Juventute” to run a play festival with a particular focus on play in public. It takes place on May 25 and May 26, 2018.
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CounterPlay Leeds #3 – Action!
When hosting or participating in play events, I always aim to 1) play, 2) think about play and 3) talk about play. As part of the latter, I find it important to have a conversation about the future: where do we go from here? How do we create better conditions for play and the playful…
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CounterPlay Leeds #2 – Themes
Now it’s time to explore the central themes as they emerged through play at the recent CounterPlay Leeds festival!