The New Games Day
I am currently reading The New Games Book:Play Hard, Play Fair, Nobody Hurt. It is a collection of philosophy and games created by The New Games Movement, Stewart Brand being the initiator. (Scroll halfway down to read about it involvement with the movement).
For those of you who don't know (Scott....) The New Game Movement, in short, was started by Vietnam War vet Stewart Brand who saw a more peaceful world created through the games we play. The games of the movement stress cooperation and fun, as oppossed to scoring and competition. He organized meetings in open fields, also seeing these games as a way for us to interact with our environment in an enjoyable way.
Well, I am just in love with this book.
I propose to coordinate a big Field Day for Interactive Media students and fellow local gamers to test out the New Games as well as any physical games you might be concocting. As all of our schedules are crazy, let's try and schedule it now! Since the weather here is so great, I'm willing to do it on any Saturday or Sunday through the rest of the semester. We could schedule earlier (like in October) or push it off until the end of the semester when we might not have SO many projects on our plates (although we will have finals....). What does everyone think?
Comments
i think schedule a day, post it on the main page and promote the hell out of it.
Posted by: kurt | September 8, 2004 11:18 PM
yes of course! but by getting an idea of what might work better for everyone, I can ensure that most people can come. so let me know!
Posted by: kellee | September 9, 2004 5:56 AM
Avoid Saturdays in October, due to the football season. But Sundays are generally open, particularly in the afternoon.
Posted by: Michael Steffen | September 9, 2004 3:21 PM
I'm looking at Sundays (before Thanksgiving) in Nov. This will be after the launch of the USC Game Club, so I might be able to get them in on it, too.
Also, the field outside the Annenberg center might be a good place for it (although taking a field trip somewhere would be super fun, too).
Posted by: kellee | September 12, 2004 10:15 AM