Experience design lessons from 10 years of running Come Out & Play

Experience design lessonsfrom 10 years of running games in the streets.

10 years

251 games

15,000players

What I

learned. Photo by Lia Bulaong

Photo by Amanda Bernsohn

Engage the mind & body


Payphone Warriorsby Abe Burmeister, Gregory Trefry, Cory Forsyth

2006

People will run

in traffic.



Re:Activism NYCby Colleen Macklin, Mike Edwards, Leanne Wagner, Rabia Malik, Michael Thibodeau, Subalekha Udayasankar, Charles Earl Love Yust for PETLab

2008


Re:Activism NYCby Colleen Macklin, Mike Edwards, Leanne Wagner, Rabia Malik, Michael Thibodeau, Subalekha Udayasankar, Charles Earl Love Yust PETLab

2008

Crowds are

super boring.



Ravenchaseby Ravenchase Adventures

2008

Photo by Lia Bulaong

Mobs are

exciting.


Zombie Wardby Gigantic Mechanic

2013

Mobs are also hard to control.Photo by Lia Bulaong


Zombie Wardby Gigantic Mechanic

2013


Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigadeby Gigantic Mechanic

2012


Bring Home the Beaconby Albert Kong & Lily Cheng

2014

You sell your

game.Photo by Slingshot

Houndedby Slingshot

2011

Photo by Slingshot

Houndedby Slingshot

2011

People don’t want rules. They

want to play.



Manhattan Megaputtby Dave Wrath

2006

Some players

love rules. Fear

them.Photo by Amanda Bernsohn


Human Blackjackby Lindsey McCosh, Eleanor Lovinsky, Jacquie Jordan, Sherry Smith

2010

Trust is a limited commod

ity. Photo by Amanda Bernsohn


Human Blackjackby Lindsey McCosh, Eleanor Lovinsky, Jacquie Jordan, Sherry Smith

2010

Running &

memory don't mix well.



Bicycle OpenerBy The Institute for Aesthletics

2013


FlagstaffBy James Lomusico & Adam Nelson

2013

Big piles of balls

are irresisti

ble. Photo by Lia Bulaong


Charge of the Rubber Ball Brigadeby Gigantic Mechanic

2012


Edgar Rice Frotteurby Adam Henriksson, David Kanaga, Thomas Perl, Douglas Wilson

2013


5 Boro Basketballby Gigantic Mechanic

2014

If a box will do, use a box. Photo by Lia Bulaong


The Battle of the Cardboard Cladsby Gigantic Mechanic

2013

People gravitate to the familiar.Photo by Lia Bulaong


Ms. PacManhhattanby Pete Vigeant

2014


Hot Messby Mike Ren

2014

People will get aggro about

anything.

Photo by Jim Bearden

Circle Rules Footballby Greg Manley

2009 Photo by Jim Bearden

Fireflyby Chloe Varelidi & Pollie Barden

2012 Photo by Lia Bulaong

Kill him and you will be famousby Nick Fortugno

2013 Photo by Lia Bulaong

Don’t be an ant farmer.

Photo by Guy Chan

Photo by Guy Chan

F Be I, See I Aby Berlin Invisible Playground in collaboration with gameslab Berlin

2009

You are the

custodian of your player’s experien

ce.Photo by Javier Oddo

Photo by Javier Oddo

Pigeon Piñata Pummelby Josh DeBonis & Nik Mikros

2008

It’s all about

experiences.

Deliver good ones.



Hearst Collectionby Gabe Smedresman

2013


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