In his Ted talk How algorithms shape our world, Kevin Slavin describes algorithms as insect or bird like creatures that act as autonomous agents. Agents that once released into a data universe will not be as frequently observed by humans
First playing of Panopticon prototype at Brighton Crypto Party
First playing of Lego Panopticon prototype took place at Brighton Crypto Party – Lighthouse. It wasn’t hard to find six willing players – all eagerly reading the slightly fussy-looking 2 page printout of the rules. Overall it went down well.
Reaching out – showing and playing Rootbeans
Here are some events that i will be hoping to talk about or play Rootbeans. Come along if you would like to participate. Art Schism – 29th November Art Schism is an artists co-operative Gallery in the north lanes area of
To be an artist in the context of games
What does it mean to be an artist in the context of games? excerpt from Making games art: the designer’s manifesto by David Fox, John Sharp “To determine how a game designer is an artist, we must first identify where
Rootbeans website – proposal
Over the last ten years i have been evolving a paper-based game which brings people together to explore themes of decision-making, ownership, communication, boundaries, information and belief. The wider themes are of power and control on all scales from the
Rootbeans – Open Source
1. Put the bean game project out as open source Connect with the open source arts and games communities Create a random rules generator that track it’s own creation and play history Facilitate documenting and sharing game maps and stories
Open Intent
I’m talking about a course module statement of intent – Cultures of Multimedia Authoring & Web Design (I think Sue is in the middle of perhaps renaming this module). For me the issue is that I do web authoring every
Magic Beans
Description You’re life is in turmoil. You have many potential opportunities ahead of you but don’t know how to take them. You are not alone. You have someone with you who can help. You also have 12 magic beans, each