{"id":1623,"date":"2010-01-13T00:02:51","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T22:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2010-01-13T00:05:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T22:05:23","slug":"week-133","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/archives\/2010\/01\/13\/week-133\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 133"},"content":{"rendered":"

We (Marinka, Evert and I) wrapped up the Move It project on friday with great success. I spent the day in a theater watching 24 concept videos of new street sports. The one that scored the highest was also my favorite; a team sport that involves bouncing a ball off the sides of an alley, includes the referee as a bouncing surface and allows the audience to participate by batting balls that leave the play area back into field. It\u2019s called Bounce Ball<\/em>, check out the video on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week I\u2019m spending most of my time acting as mentor on another project at the Utrecht School of the Arts (at the theatre faculty, to be exact). First-year students from all courses there (acting, writing, stage design, etc.) have one week to put together a program that will be open to the public on friday. The project is titled Mount Everest and revolves around the theme of people going to extremes and transgressing limits (as mountaineers often do). <\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice spending this much time in the theatre faculty, since this is the new venue for the 2010 series of This happened \u2013 Utrecht<\/a> events. I\u2019m getting good vibes from the physical space, I think it\u2019s a great fit for our thing. I\u2019ve met with Ianus and Alexander to make further plans for the next edition (which is planned for 22 february). Most of the program is taken care of so we\u2019re on schedule for making the usual announcements and sending out invitations to the guest list.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also met with Karel to discuss project Unagi. This is a small game design event – an experiment really – that was born from the many discussions Karel and I tend to have over our regular dinners. The goal of Unagi is to create a place where Dutch game designers can meet, and where we can get a feel for what the state of the art of the discipline is. It also involves food.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also slowly but surely getting up to speed with project Tako. Hopefully this week I\u2019ll manage to plan most of the meetings that I\u2019ll be having with the people behind some of the city of Utrecht\u2019s major cultural events.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, tomorrow I\u2019ll be assessing the group project I\u2019ve been mentoring at the Utrecht School of the Arts\u2019 graduate school for art and technology since september. Also, on friday, the group will present their work to Jussi Holopainen of Nokia Research Center, who is the project\u2019s commissioner. The project is titled EcoWay<\/em>, and revolves around the design for a playful experience for companies that want to encourage their employees to commute in a greener manner. Here\u2019s a photo of the group with their prototype<\/a>. Look closely and you\u2019ll notice it includes a herbarium with proper live plants.<\/p>\n

This will be a bittersweet ending to a challenging but rewarding teaching experience. What most stands out for me with this project is how a proper team was formed from what started out as a collective of individuals thanks to a hands-on, thinking-by-doing approach.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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