21 10, 2019

Augmenting Cities

2019-10-23T01:11:27-07:00October 21st, 2019|Categories: blog|Tags: , , , |

Augmenting Cities image via. Niantic CEO John Hanke opens the event | Photo: Niantic / Knight Foundation We were excited to take part in an invitational symposium a few weeks ago, Augmenting Cities, that brought together under one roof 150 game designers, artists and urbanists from a number of countries "to reflect on how people, cities, and technology will evolve [...]

3 02, 2017

Gameplay Variations for The Thing From The Future

2017-08-10T23:07:27-07:00February 3rd, 2017|Categories: blog|Tags: , |

Since The Thing From The Future was first published in 2014, it has been used by thousands of players at many dozens of events around the world. Over that time, we've discovered a range of alternative ways to use the cards. Some methods make it possible to play with larger groups, such as lecture audiences, while others adjust the pace of play, or [...]

15 10, 2015

#FutureThing Print-and-Play Edition

2017-08-10T15:43:22-07:00October 15th, 2015|Categories: blog|Tags: , , , , |

Want to play The Thing From The Future but don't have your deck of game cards? Hanging out on the space station or at Amundsen-Scott and eager to imagine some future things with your fellow astronauts / scientists / adventurers, but frustrated by the slow pace or total absence of postal delivery service? Just plain broke? Look no further -- [...]

22 02, 2014

Future Factories and Futurematic

2014-02-24T00:24:00-08:00February 22nd, 2014|Categories: blog|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Situation Lab invites you to take part in two upcoming events with award-winning New York City-based design collective, The Extrapolation Factory. Founded by designers Elliott P. Montgomery and Chris Woebken, the Extrapolation Factory sets out to "explore the value of rapidly imagined, prototyped, deployed and evaluated visions of possible futures on an extended time scale." In 2013, they won the Core77 award [...]

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