Play Rethink - Eco Gaming

An interesting activity set up to get people thinking creatively about eco design issues ... http://www.playrethink.com/

Participant Activities - sensorial heightening/ restriction

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Notes on Participant Activities - possible questions

Possible questions for Participants:

• Would you ... here?
- stop
- shop
- sit
- eat
- relax
- meet friends
- visit (as destination)
- live
- work
- comfortably take a route through


• What details of this space/ place influence your desicions about the above question?


• Draw or write the 3 ideal activities and corresponding 3 ideal features (sensorial) or characteristics for the following types of space:
- Transport interchange
- Green space (park etc)
- Residential space
- Commercial space

Notes on Participant Activities - sample tasks

Some ideas and notes around possibilities for participant activities and how we could conduct the outings ...

Sample tasks:
"Choose and document 5 different details in the space. Photograph the details and write one word for how each detail makes you feel about this place."|

"Grade the place on if it makes you feel good, or bad, overall: 1 being bad, 10 being good."

Notes on Participant Activities - planning thoughts

Some ideas and notes around possibilities for participant activities and how we could conduct the outings ...

- Pre-briefing, to equip participants to look for design/ sensorial related details?
- How to make it simple enough to find the details?
- Game-like activities?
- Role-play? Theatre?

Notes on Participant Activities - Filming & Editing

Some ideas and notes around possibilities for participant activities and how we could conduct the outings ...

Filming & Editing
- Intimate 'over-shoulder' filming
- Recording person's 'eyes' - 'Participant eye view'
- Key words spoken/ recorded can be highlighted during editing, or on map - eg. comfortable, free, relaxed, busy, stressful ...
(after speaking with Johanna)