{"id":1698,"date":"2010-03-22T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2010-03-22T20:19:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T18:19:39","slug":"a-quick-look-at-tweetakts-playful-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leapfrog.nl\/blog\/archives\/2010\/03\/22\/a-quick-look-at-tweetakts-playful-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick look at Tweetakt’s playful installations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tweetakt<\/a> is happening in Utrecht at the moment. It’s a youth theatre festival, really pushing the limits of what we think that means. As an example, they’ve provided space for several installations at the festival centre on the Neude. I went over for a quick look today – even though I know most of the creators personally and am familiar with several of the pieces. They’re all free and open to the public, so if you’re in the area, you should go too.<\/p>\n

Knikkerbaan<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Medialab<\/a><\/p>\n

Made by a few principals at the Medialab Utrecht<\/a>. Push a button and a marble starts rolling down a futuristic looking track. Halfway through it enters a scanner of sorts, and is converted into a virtual counterpart visible on a screen, only to emerge physically after some time again. At the end of the track, you get to keep the marble.<\/p>\n

It’s hardly interactive, but does look kind of impressive and of course, marbles are always fun.<\/p>\n

Kleurkamer<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Monobanda's<\/a><\/p>\n

A new version what is becoming a classic by the troublemakers at Monobanda<\/a>. A beamer, a white decor and wiimotes enable you to paint with light. It’s a simple premise, the execution is serviceable but the result is quite magical. The addition of white jackets for people that want to become part of the canvas is a real nice touch.<\/p>\n

Blockblazers<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Fourcelabs's<\/a><\/p>\n

Made by my friends at Fourcelabs<\/a>, this is the one that hasn’t the benefit of a spectacular physical shape but is the most fun to play. It’s a competitive platform game playable with eight people at the same time with some clever social and physical touches. Scoring points is rewarded with a big photo of yourself that is shown for a few seconds, and the game wraps around two big screens that are back to back, forcing you to move around and compete with the other players for physical floor space.<\/p>\n

It’s nice to see this kind of stuff at a theatre festival. I hope the pieces will do well – despite the fact that not all of them have been placed and presented to the public in the best way – so that we’ll get more of this stuff in the years to come.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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