Experience design lessonsfrom 10 years of running games in the streets.
10 years
251 games
15,000players
What I
learned. Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Engage the mind & body
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Payphone Warriorsby Abe Burmeister, Gregory Trefry, Cory Forsyth
2006
People will run
in traffic.
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Re:Activism NYCby Colleen Macklin, Mike Edwards, Leanne Wagner, Rabia Malik, Michael Thibodeau, Subalekha Udayasankar, Charles Earl Love Yust for PETLab
2008
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Re:Activism NYCby Colleen Macklin, Mike Edwards, Leanne Wagner, Rabia Malik, Michael Thibodeau, Subalekha Udayasankar, Charles Earl Love Yust PETLab
2008
Crowds are
super boring.
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Ravenchaseby Ravenchase Adventures
2008
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Ravenchaseby Ravenchase Adventures
2008
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Mobs are
exciting.
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Zombie Wardby Gigantic Mechanic
2013
Mobs are also hard to control.Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Zombie Wardby Gigantic Mechanic
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigadeby Gigantic Mechanic
2012
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Bring Home the Beaconby Albert Kong & Lily Cheng
2014
You sell your
game.Photo by Slingshot
Houndedby Slingshot
2011
Photo by Slingshot
Houndedby Slingshot
2011
Photo by Slingshot
Houndedby Slingshot
2011
People don’t want rules. They
want to play.
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Manhattan Megaputtby Dave Wrath
2006
Some players
love rules. Fear
them.Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Human Blackjackby Lindsey McCosh, Eleanor Lovinsky, Jacquie Jordan, Sherry Smith
2010
Trust is a limited commod
ity. Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Photo by Amanda Bernsohn
Human Blackjackby Lindsey McCosh, Eleanor Lovinsky, Jacquie Jordan, Sherry Smith
2010
Running &
memory don't mix well.
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Bicycle OpenerBy The Institute for Aesthletics
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong
FlagstaffBy James Lomusico & Adam Nelson
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong
FlagstaffBy James Lomusico & Adam Nelson
2013
Big piles of balls
are irresisti
ble. Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigadeby Gigantic Mechanic
2012
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Edgar Rice Frotteurby Adam Henriksson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Douglas Wilson
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong
5 Boro Basketballby Gigantic Mechanic
2014
If a box will do, use a box. Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
The Battle of the Cardboard Cladsby Gigantic Mechanic
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong
The Battle of the Cardboard Cladsby Gigantic Mechanic
2013
People gravitate to the familiar.Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Ms. PacManhhattanby Pete Vigeant
2014
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Hot Messby Mike Ren
2014
People will get aggro about
anything.
Photo by Jim Bearden
Circle Rules Footballby Greg Manley
2009 Photo by Jim Bearden
Circle Rules Footballby Greg Manley
2009 Photo by Jim Bearden
Fireflyby Chloe Varelidi & Pollie Barden
2012 Photo by Lia Bulaong
Kill him and you will be famousby Nick Fortugno
2013 Photo by Lia Bulaong
Kill him and you will be famousby Nick Fortugno
2013 Photo by Lia Bulaong
Don’t be an ant farmer.
Photo by Guy Chan
Photo by Guy Chan
F Be I, See I Aby Berlin Invisible Playground in collaboration with gameslab Berlin
2009
You are the
custodian of your player’s experien
ce.Photo by Javier Oddo
Photo by Javier Oddo
Pigeon Piñata Pummelby Josh DeBonis & Nik Mikros
2008
It’s all about
experiences.
Deliver good ones.
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Photo by Lia Bulaong
Hearst Collectionby Gabe Smedresman
2013
Photo by Lia Bulaong