by Mathias Poulsen | Thursday, December 22, 2016 | About CounterPlay
Having reviewed all the wonderful proposals for CounterPlay ’17, we are immensely happy to present the first big selection of activities and people, who are going to help us make the next festival the best and most playful one yet.
by Mathias Poulsen | Tuesday, November 1, 2016 | About CounterPlay
Reflections on the past, present and (especially) future of CounterPlay. What are we working on and what is our dreams and visions? (Hint: it’s got something to do with play)
by Mathias Poulsen | Saturday, May 28, 2016 | About CounterPlay
In the two previous posts I have written about “the diversity of play” and “the play community” as two factors to consider when aspiring to create a truly playful play festival. An even less controllable and tangible part of making a playful...
by Mathias Poulsen | Thursday, May 26, 2016 | About CounterPlay
In the previous post, I reflected on “the diversity of play” as one strategy for “inviting playfulness” by allowing people to approach play in a way that feels meaningful to them. While we can design for diversity in the way we represent play,...
by Mathias Poulsen | Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | About CounterPlay
It’s been a while since the third CounterPlay festival ended, but we’re still extremely excited that so many wonderful people came from all around the world to play and we still feel the energy. We’ve been evaluating and reflecting on the event, including question of what actually makes a play festival like CounterPlay truly playful?
by Mathias Poulsen | Sunday, October 18, 2015 | About CounterPlay
Working on CounterPlay ’16, it’s clear that we need to also focus on the way the festival is organised. Even though we want CounterPlay to be deliberately (somewhat) chaotic to support a more relaxed, informal and playful atmosphere, we also strive to make...
