http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk London, games, ideally games in London Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:44:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So we've announced this on Twitter, Facebook and the newsletter, but as usual left the blog lagging behind lazily. What this means is: you probably already know what I'm about to tell you! But if you don't, prepare yourself carefully. Because it's quite exciting. Okay, I'll assume you're ready. Our next ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2010/03/11/va-lates-playgrounds-sandpit-27/ In or near Manchester? Missed Larkin' About last year? Oh no! But of course we wouldn't be posting this just to commiserate with you and tell you what a shame it is you weren't there - instead there's a solution, which is to go to the second Larkin' About instead. Turn ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2010/02/26/manchester-pervasive-games/ Don't forget - the next Sandpit is just a week away, on Monday 22 February on the Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall. It's themed around maps and territories, and there's a huge number of great new games to play - for more details, see the event page. http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2010/02/15/southbank-sandpit-maps-and-territories/ Are you in or near Manchester? Are you interested in pervasive games? If so, chances are you already know about Larkin' About, a whole day of games running from midday to midnight, using greenroom as a base. There'll be a Journey to the End of the Night, plus quite a few ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/12/01/larkin-about-in-manchester/ One actor, moving in secret from town to town. Clues printed in a daily newspaper, letting people know where he would be. A substantial prize for whoever located him; hundreds and then thousands of readers following his exploits and trying each day to find him. Special trains from Victoria running ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/11/25/wonderful-article-on-lobby-ludd/ Just a quick reminder - there is a Sandpit TONIGHT, Monday the 23rd, at the Southbank Centre. Turn up from 6:30 to pick your games; play begins at 7pm, and the night winds on until, at least if the past is anything to go by, the dozen most persistent players ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/11/23/sandpit-tonight/ A pervasive game with an actual prize? Surely not! But yes: Hodder and Stoughton are promoting Stephen King's new novel Under the Dome with a fortnight-long pervasive game where you can actually win real things. The prizes (an advance copy of the book, a night in a luxury hotel) are ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/11/02/hide-words-find-words-win-prizes/ i heart tree by jonny2love. Nothing planned for tomorrow (or today, if you're reading this on Saturday)? Never fear: London will be home to not two, not three, but four pervasive-ish game-ish events from designers and artists you might know from the Sandpit. Worried that your loyalties are going to be ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/10/30/games-and-gamey-things-on-31-october/ Red Bow Tie by cspiegl. This post was written by Nick Howard to share his experiences of running Buttle at the Liverpool Sandpit. Nick's new game Manifesto will be running at the BAC Sandpit on Monday 19 October. I'm honestly going to start this by saying that if I can run a ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/10/16/guest-post-designing-and-running-buttle/ Photo by edmittance. After a whirlwind tour of Sandpits from Cardiff to Edinburgh to Brighton, we're back in London on 19 October for an exciting schedule of new games, old games, and games designed by some of the people we met on tour. Come along to BAC to form a bickering ... http://sandpit.hideandseekfest.co.uk/2009/10/12/sandpit-next-week/