We got to playful09 last week, and had a great refreshing time listening to some great speakers on a range of themes around gaming and playing, especially Rex Box and his subtle drawn light OHP presentation - much underused these days!
Russell Davies was delightful, getting us to enjoy the pretend value that games and much more bring to our lives. Liked the gorgeous pie charts of what's really going on with Jason Bourne - mostly grumpy commuting, and a little fighting and killing. Tim Wright exposed the thinking behind Kidmapper, whcih I'd follower on Twitter. What worked was when people were clear about what they were there for. A couple of times it became heavy weather, and surprised me how much visuals help us (and the speakers) focus on the topic. Nice to see interviewing as a gentle technique to get people to unpack their thoughts. More please, and a great day, thanks!
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