CounterPlay

Making Playful Society Prototypes since 2014

Author: Mathias Poulsen

  • CounterPlay – på dansk

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    Nu nærmer vi os hastigt den 2. udgave af CounterPlay, og vi arbejder på højtryk for at lave den bedst mulige festival. Personligt er jeg ikke et øjeblik i tvivl om, at det bliver en helt fantastisk oplevelse for alle involverede. Med festivalen forsøger vi at ramme en balance mellem det internationale udsyn, og den…

  • CounterPlay ’15 Contributors #1

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    We’ve been working hard on CounterPlay ’15 for the past several months, and we’re very happy to announce the first batch of contributors for the upcoming festival. While this is already an amazing collection, we’ve got a lot more coming, and we aim to have a first edition of the actual program ready within a…

  • The CounterPlay advisors

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    “An advisory board is a body that provides non-binding strategic advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation” I read that on Wikipedia, and I thought: “Hey, there’s no doubt that CounterPlay needs a lot of advice to evolve and improve. Why not ask a group of smart people if they want to be…

  • Make games for & during CounterPlay

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    Over on Facebook, a good friend & game developer Esben came up with a great suggestion for CounterPlay: What about a few concrete dogmas too, like: Everyone at the festival are part of a new game developed for that particular festival The workshops of the festival are focused on concrete development, therefore we publish at…

  • Steps towards #CounterPlay15

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    Ever since the first CounterPlay festival back in April, I’ve been working on CounterPlay ’15. The first time was an absolute blast, and it seems like the 150 playful participants generally share that sentiment. There’s lots of room for improvement and new ideas, of course, but I’m incredibly happy with the outcome. Hey, it was…

  • The local roots of CounterPlay

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    There’s not much news about CounterPlay ’15 yet, but things are starting to happen, and based on the successful first edition with 150 wonderful people, I have a lot of ideas for next year. So many things I want to do better next time, and so many new initiatives I’d like to facilitate in and around CounterPlay. At…

  • Our stories from play

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    At CounterPlay ’14, Jesper Krogh Kristiansen did a presentation about the way we write and talk about games. Traditionally, there’s been a heavy focus on technology when writing about video games, but this is not really what most people really care about (some people do, and that’s ok). Most of us would probably rather talk…

  • #CounterPlay14 – reflections

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    Tired, a bit drunk, in wonderful company & so incredibly thankful for the way #counterplay14 played out – thank you! — Mathias Poulsen (@mathiaspoulsen) April 4, 2014 That’s how I felt Friday afternoon & evening, when CounterPlay ’14 had reached its conclusion, and I was having a few beers with the last remaining speakers &…

  • Playful Learning

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    Playful Learning is where I’ve spent a large part of my time the past 5-6 years. This track is about all the many, many ways, in which learning and education can benefit from working with games, and, perhaps more importantly, becoming more playful. One popular approach is using actual games to support and facilitate the…

  • Towards CounterPlay ’14

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    As we’re rapidly approaching early April and the first edition of CounterPlay (too rapidly, one might think), lots of exciting things are happening. Here’s a few of the most important recent developments. Deadline for registration First of all, I’ve decided to create a deadline for registration. So – make sure to sign up before March…