| Urban Iditarod 2010 - San Francisco
March 10, 2010, 5:01 am
"In the Alaskan Iditarod, more than sixty dog sled teams race across the frozen tundra from Anchorage to Nome. In our urban version, teams of dogs? lead... If you're happy, or didn't know that you are...
March 9, 2010, 5:01 am
It's an advertisement. You probably won't understand the words or be especially interested in what is being advertised. It probably won't make you happy.... Irish Road Bowling
March 8, 2010, 5:01 am
According to Wikipedia, "Irish road bowling (Irish: Ból an bhóthair) is an ancient sport." Yet I can't help find it reminiscent, in concept if not in spirit,... The Department of Fun Studies
March 5, 2010, 9:06 am
Let's imagine a Department of Fun Studies. As long as we're imagining it, let's imagine that it's in a well-established university of significant academic... Pointless Games Central
March 4, 2010, 5:01 am
Pointless Games are games in which you either don't keep score (hence "pointless") or are so much fun to play that winning is besides the point.I have... The Cardboard Box inducted in the National Toy Hall of Fame
March 3, 2010, 5:01 am
In 2005, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted the cardboard box.“I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think... Go for the bronze!
March 2, 2010, 5:01 am
According to this article:"Research by three U.S. academics, who analyzed heat-of-the-moment reactions, medal-stand temperament and interviews of Olympians,... "Journeys on the Playful Path" - to be presented at the 5th Annual, All America 2010 Laughter Yoga Conference
March 1, 2010, 5:01 am
Laughter Yoga, according to this definition from The American School of Laughter Yoga, is: "...a deceptively simple yet very powerful and potentially even... Quote for the day
February 26, 2010, 5:01 am
"When we were children we were errant enough to wish to be birds for the day but there's nothing easier to lose than playfulness."- Jim Harrison in True... Junkyard Sports continues
February 25, 2010, 5:01 am
I've been working on my keynote for The Association for the Study of Play and International Playground Association conference. I was looking around to... Beyond Cat's Cradle
February 24, 2010, 5:10 am
O, sure, there's Cat's Cradle, the two-person, cooperative string-figure game of deserved renown. But there are also solitaire versions that are played,... From throwaway to stay and play
February 23, 2010, 5:01 am
This tire swing was built on the ruins of what was supposed to be an elevated train. It's like a deep pocket park, as it were, built out of scrap, on a... Spoofing - a game of lots, military style
February 22, 2010, 5:55 am
Spoofing, according to Robert L. Vaessen, is a military version of the game of Lots. I quote, at length:Each participant begins with three coins. The coins... Major Fun award-winning Rafael Lozano-Hemmer creates Olympic Light Art
February 19, 2010, 8:32 am
According to Switched The ten, online user-controlled (yes, really, go ahead and try it while you still can) search lights currently installed on each... One-Button games
February 18, 2010, 5:01 am
You've certainly read my previous posts about games of the one-button variety, and how enamored I have become of said same, given the ease of interface... Coworking continues
February 17, 2010, 2:42 pm
My interest in the idea of Coworking evolved from my interest in Coplaying. I had been immersed, since 1971, in exploring what I came to understand as... Happiness is a by-product
February 17, 2010, 5:02 am
"I was having a conversation with a writer the other day, and he stated that the best things are always by-products. Happiness is a by-product, and I loved... Some walking games from Phil Smith
February 16, 2010, 5:01 am
Gum GalaxyWhere the pavements are covered, like a rash, in chewing gum, use chalk to draw lines to connect the pieces of gum in stellar constellations.... Sign post
February 15, 2010, 5:01 am
Jeroen Beekmans writes: "To inform the world about their (free) Ovi Maps mobile navigation software, Nokia built a house-sized, interactive signpost in... A Valentine's Day prescription
February 12, 2010, 5:01 am
As fun as fun can be, as central as it can become to a healthy, healing relationship, it is remarkably hard to take seriously. ... Sportpong and the future of sports
February 11, 2010, 10:33 am
Sportpong "is an interactive physical computer game. The field is projected on the floor, two or more players can fight in teams against each other. With... Doing the doing
February 10, 2010, 7:06 am
A while ago, I made a CD I called Recess for the Soul. My purpose in putting it together was to demonstrate to myself and my listeners how one could explore... An experiment with strangers
February 9, 2010, 1:23 am
Comedian Mark Malkoff wanted to see if he could get people to carry him across Manhattan. To augment his reality, he used Twitter, and procured the services... Should we be spending more time crying?
February 8, 2010, 1:23 am
You know how they say "Children laugh 400 times a day, while adults laugh only 15"? Apparently, that started with Norman Cousins, whose book, Anatomy of... Cheating for fun
February 5, 2010, 1:23 am
It's been a long time since I sat down with a deck of cards and played solitaire. So used to the well-ordered clarity and immediacy of computer solitaire...
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