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Explore tools, research, games and learning resources for working with play, learning and community engagement.


Making Ideal Worlds
Pedagogical tool using custom-made stickers for students to build their vision of an ideal world.
2 min read


A Bouncy Castle to Make You Fall
Narrow stairs that can’t be climbed, a slide with a dead end: a bouncy castle designed to make you fall.
1 min read


Day of the Dead Craft Activities Toolkit
Creative toolkit for educators and facilitators using craft and play to explore Day of the Dead traditions.
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Urban Games in the Streets of Eleusis
Pop-up summer school to explore and create new ways of playing in public spaces and creating urban games for the European Capital of Culture.
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Seize the Power, the Board Game
A board game about inequality and power dynamics to initiate and address difficult conversations through a fictional alien society.
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Our Natural Blue Spaces Interactive Map
Co-created interactive map exploring Central Bedfordshire waterways, through a blend of art, workshops and community participation.
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Green Marvel, a Playful Zine
A guide for outdoor exploration to a deeper connection to nature, in collaboration with the Royal Kew Gardens.
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Play Boundaries: Transgression and Rule-Breaking in Play
Discover transgression and boundaries of play, and how play allows us to explore boundaries, challenge norms and experiment with behaviour.
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Scaling presential (in-person) play and the social limits of trust
Explore how in-person games change as groups grow, from trust and communication to structure and systems.
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Ecological Collapse! A Dexterity Game
A dexterity game where players take turns removing blocks, leading to an ecological imbalance.
1 min read


Only a Video Game?
A video game about a flower facing an increasingly hot atmosphere, while racing toward net-zero.
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High Street Street Quest
Street quest along Deptford High Street featuring stickers with mini-games or activities that let people experience everyday life from different perspectives.
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Crafting Digital Open-Worlds
Participative installation in which visitors to Turner Contemporary contributed to co-creating a digital open world.
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Parade of Friendly Monsters
Community parade to celebrate the cultural diversity of Deptford High Street in London.
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Misunderstood: a role-playing game
A live action role-playing game about communicating non-verbally through symbols and art.
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Animation Series: Creative Schools
Self-led digital animation online workshops for students in Ireland.
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Study: Reimagining Education Through Students' Eyes
A study that integrates participatory education to address challenges in primary education in rural Jalisco, Mexico.
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Game of the Goose Mural
Large-scale mural to active participation and public intervention in Bologna's streets.
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Piñata time!
Bashing papier-mâché (Piñata) sculptures for TimeOut's 50th anniversary.
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ClimateProv Improv Show
An improv show about the absurd but thought-provoking interplay between human and AI performers.
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Resource: Skull Paper Ornaments
Resource to create craft paper skull ornaments as a creative tool for play, identity and imagination.
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Resource: Tin Foil Ornaments
Resource to create tin foil ornaments as a creative tool for play, identity and imagination.
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Resource: Paper-cut Banners
Resource to create traditional Mexican paper-cut banners as a creative tool for play, identity and imagination.
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Resource: Paper Marigold Flowers
Resource to create craft paper marigold flowers as a creative tool for play, identity and imagination.
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