November 15, 2004
Cooperative Play Ref Training w/Bernie Dekoven
Last Friday, Bernie Dekoven came to train our referees for the upcoming USC Game Design Community's Cooperative Play Experiment. Bernie Dekoven, author of "The Well Played Game" and "Junkyard Sports" was a part of The New Games Movements of the 70's, from which we have taken our inspiration for our play experiment.
Bernie first allowed us to pick his brain on everything from concepts of play to prototyping to edu-tainment. He then showed us some of his favorite games inspired by The New Games Movement, including Prui, The Lap Game, and Rock-Paper-Scissors Tag (pictured above, and a group favorite).
Everyone had a blast and we all look forward to sharing our knowledge with everyone at this upcoming Friday's event. Thank you so much to Bernie DeKoven for sharing his wisdom with us. I encourage all participants to comment with your thoughts on the day!
Posted by kellee at November 15, 2004 12:06 AM | TrackBackComments
Some of the best fun I've had at USC! I was smiling about those games the rest of the day. It's amazing how simple those games are and how much fun they create.
Posted by: Tracy at November 15, 2004 06:48 PM
I really felt that Friday's experience was about freeing oneself from the responsibilities of intellectualism and just enjoying the play. Perhaps later we can all sit down and muse over the meaning of games and the social significance of it all, but essentially it's all about fun and more importantly: are you having it?
Posted by: kurt at November 15, 2004 11:55 PM
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