Local Play

Join us for the Play Southend – draw, make, play event- 11th-12th October

The Cat and Karlos. Drawing made by Rowan at Southend High School for Girls Centenary Fair. Here in Southend, we are kicking off some events and prizes during October as part of the BIG DRAWfestival. Play Southend – draw, make, play event- 11th-12th October Sign up for all or part of this popular two day [...]
Opportunity – Play Your Place Game Commission

Image: Screenshot from One Stan Army- The rise of a hero- a game level by Tory Town Poets We are looking for submissions from creative game designers for the Play Your Place Game Commission. A game designer interested in social issues will be commissioned to create a game level for an exciting public art [...]
Photos from Play Southend Game Building Workshop

On Tue 20 August, we invited Southend artists and residents to join us for an afternoon of game building followed by a BBQ. The ideas for a change including changing the seafront into a pedestrians-only area, connecting local landmarks by a safer, cleaner and nicer means of transport – a tram line, and creating a [...]
Play Southend on Flickr

Click for photos of 1500+ Southenders sharing their ideas for change at pop-up events, and drawing jams
Play Southend at Village Green 2013

Watch the video showing hundreds of people debating, laughing, drawing, playing the game of the future of Southend at the incredible Village Green 2013. Draw and play your future town! Artists Ruth Catlow and Mary Flanagan invited Southenders to join them at Village Green to create and participate in Play Southend – an online game [...]
Southend future gamemakers

Short Interviews with Southend Future Game Makers At this year’s Village Green festival Southenders (6 – 80-ish years old) drew landmarks, characters and scenarios for Southend present and future. A Vision of Inter-species Collaboration at the Southend Transition Community Allotment – The the biggest community allotment ever. It’s 10 years in the future. An alien [...]

Tutorials

These tutorials guides and game samples will help you to discover how to play and make platform games about your own community. Teachers and group leaders don’t miss the Checklist for Teachers and Community Leaders (guide number 6). 1) Step by Step Guide to playing and making game levels – download and print Download [...]

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Gallery

Selected photos, videos and drawings: activities, games and prototypes produced by local players. Visit Flickr for a hundreds of images of local events, discussions and play, Play Your Place on Youtube for videos. Southenders debating, laughing, drawing, playing the future of life, work and play in Southend at the incredible Village Green 2013. Thanks Metal [...]

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Get involved

Play Southend is the first in a series of Play your Place games, for people to shape their own towns through play for the health and prosperity of all. The online game is here. PLAY SOUTHEND! Coming Soon 10th October – deadline for proposals for £500 game commission – SOON! 1.30 – 5.30 Fri 11th [...]

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