June 11, 2007
Come Out & Play Festival
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
TURN AMSTERDAM INTO A PLAYGROUND IN THE SECOND ANNUAL COME OUT & PLAY FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 22-23 :: SUBMISSION DEADLINE :: July 15, 2007 :: The Come Out & Play Festival seeks to provide a forum for new types of public games and play. We want to bring together a public eager to rediscover the world around them through play with designers interested in producing innovative new games and experiences. Oh yeah, and we want to have city-size fun.
The festival offers a chance to explore new styles of games and play. Last year the festival featured games from the creators of I Love Bees, PacManhattan, The Go Game, Conqwest, Big Urban Game and more. From massive multi-player scavenger hunts to public play performances, the festival gives players and the public the chance to take part in a variety of different games. We are extremely excited to announce that Come Out & Play will be landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands this September for a two day festival. In collaboration with the PICNIC'07 cross media week, Come Out & Play will be running a two-day mini-festival in Amsterdam this September.
SUBMIT TO THE FESTIVAL
Have you got a game? We want to include as many different types of games as possible in the festival schedule. We are looking specifically for games with defined goals and interesting, meaningful choices for the players. These games should be interactive and directly engage the participants. Your game can have a technology component or it can be old school with absolutely no tech; to us, it's much more important that the game produce an interesting experience for the players. We will be reviewing submissions focusing on these criteria when we select games for the schedule:
Most importantly, your game must be playable in Amsterdam during the festival.
Your submission will be reviewed by a panel of street game "experts" brought together to assemble the lineup for this most sacred event. Okay, we are actually a bunch of yahoos. But we have run a few games and we really like playing in fun ones. So make sure your game sounds fun and interesting. We like innovative use of public space. We like games which make people interact in new ways. We like games that alter your perception of your surroundings. But most importantly, we just want the players to have fun.
APPLICATION :: Download the application form (.doc).
SCHEDULE
- Submission deadline: July 15
- Notifications: July 31
- Festival: September 22-23
INQUIRIES?
Email us at info[at]comeoutandplay.org
PLAY or VOLUNTEER
WHAT ABOUT NEW YORK?! The Come Out & Play Festival will return to New York City in the Spring of 2008 for more city-sized fun.
Posted by jo at June 11, 2007 05:14 PM
