Steps towards #CounterPlay15

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...

The local roots of CounterPlay

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...

#CounterPlay14 – reflections

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...

Towards CounterPlay ’14

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...
Speaker announcement

Speaker announcement

I am not yet done working on the first edition of the programme, but I just decided to do an informal announcement of the currently confirmed speakers. And how could I not do something like that on Twitter using #CounterPlay14? If you missed it, see the announcements...
CounterPlay – getting closer

CounterPlay – getting closer

[This is a repost from my own blog] About a month ago, I wrote about my plans for creating a festival of play & games in Aarhus. In the meantime, I’ve been working on turning my plans and ideas, my dream, into reality. Lots of exciting things are happening,...