Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Order Of Things

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Richard Birkin

And there it is, and that’s what’ll happen and when. We can’t bloomin’ wait. We’ve also made a nice Google calendar programme here. Take note!

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Live This Friday, Sold Out

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Richard Birkin

On Sunday afternoon somebody bought two tickets for Playful ’09. They were the last two tickets. Well done that man. Achievement Un-flipping-locked! So we’re all set for the big day on Friday. The newspaper is nearly ready to go to … Continue reading →

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Holy Molecules of Media Batman!

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Richard Birkin

For the past umpteen months we’ve had a slot in the programme reserved for Media Molecule – one of our favourite companies in the games industry. Their game ‘Little Big Planet’ came out the week of last year’s Playful, and … Continue reading →

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O’Shea’s Mighty Hand

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Richard Birkin

It’s boggling my mind…it really is. The brilliance of the stuff that this year’s line-up have been making just boggles my mind. Closing the day will be a talk from designer/artists/maker Chris O’Shea. As well as writing Pixelsumo and co-creating … Continue reading →

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Dashingly Hot Off The Press

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Richard Birkin

We’ve been fit to bursting with this little secret since early last week…but were sworn to silence until this morning, Thursday 22nd October 2009 year of our lordly conference. We’re proud to add two new faces to this year’s line-up … Continue reading →

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Newspapers & Volunteers

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Richard Birkin

Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed us about volunteering to help at Playful ’09. We’ll be getting back to everyone by, we hope, tomorrow at the latest. We’ve got a list of fine folks, and we’ll be putting their names … Continue reading →

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Making Things Fun

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Richard Birkin

This morning we’re tipping our hats in the direction of VW’s The Fun Theory project. If it’s not already obvious, we like things…normal boring things like making tea or walking through a door…we like it when these things become fun. … Continue reading →

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Playful Volunteers

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Richard Birkin

It’s getting pretty darn close now. So close that we’re getting down to all the little details…(see our last post regarding graphing the amount of tea needed). It’s these little details that make the day happen the way it’s supposed … Continue reading →

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DATA DATA DAYTUM

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Richard Birkin

We’ve got a bit of a thing for graphs. Nothing weird…we don’t think. Anyhow, we’re chuffed to the rafters to have graphic designer and graph wrangler Nicholas ‘Feltron‘ Felton flying in from NYC to join us at Playful ’09. Today … Continue reading →

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