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The Pickle That Holds It All Together

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Greg Povey

Afternoon all and congratulations to every single one of you. This is a small post to introduce some BIG NEWS that we are pretty excited about, and one or two of you may be bit excited about it too. Our … Continue reading →

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2012, then.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Greg Povey

We have decided to do it again. We like you all so much and it’s great fun. We’ll be at the same spot, on the same stage, with the same Very Good For Your Posture chairs, and we’ll be out … Continue reading →

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Liveblog

Posted on October 21, 2011 by cpunitt

Playful is a one-day event all about games and play. The hashtag is #playful11. The liveblog was looked after by Chris Unitt from Made Media. Slides: * Sami Niemela – We’re All Cyborgs Now * Georgina Voss – Your game … Continue reading →

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Are You ‘Appy Now?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Richard Birkin

Instead of loads of printed material to hand out on the day (that’s usually out of date by the first Tea Break), we’ve made a little mobile web app for you all. In it you’ll find the running order, speaker … Continue reading →

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Store It Up

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Richard Birkin

Since last year’s Playful, our obsession with stationery has reached another level. Since Greg’s arrival, we’ve seen more specialist pencils and sharpeners than we’ve had hot dinners. And since Playful is all about sharing the things we find fascinating with … Continue reading →

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Scribbling Tennis.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Greg Povey

We’re big fans of Coudal’s Layer Tennis in the Playful Mill. We thought we’d pay them a tribute this year, in our own special, lo-fi way. The Playful Scribbling Tennis live draw-off will be a doodle to the death, using a … Continue reading →

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Badgification.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Greg Povey

Wait! Come back! This isn’t a post about leveraging key influencers to develop deep linkages across multiple media platforms by inserting games meaningfully into your life. It’s about badges. Real, physical badges with sharp pins on them. As you may … Continue reading →

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Introducing… (part 2)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Greg Povey

Time to announce some more splendid speakers for this year’s event. They’re all solid gold eggs, so give them a warm welcome: Brendan Dawes. You know Brendan Dawes, he’s the man with opinions, a good shirt and excellent stationery.  He … Continue reading →

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Introducing… (pt.1)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Greg Povey

Skynet didn’t kick off Defcon 1, Jesus died for our sins (again), Kate Middleton successfully said the right words in the correct order, OBL was buried at sea and we all had some barbecues to celebrate surviving this wave of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Do It Again.

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Greg Povey

As Playful 2010 drew to a close, we said we’d see you in the future. Well, THE FUTURE IS NOW. As predicted, our cities are now populated with robots, jetpacks, and jumpsuit fashionistas — all the things we wanted as … Continue reading →

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