Imaginative Games for Connection - Metal Culture Remote Residency Spring 2021 by https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3 New World wants us to be creative players again. It wants us to build imaginary universes from our bedrooms. It wants to know what our utopia looks like, and who we are in it. I am pitching to devise, test and validate game activities that increase joy, creativity, and group connection in digital platforms. en-us 2021-02-27 11:14:52 UTC 2025-12-30 03:38:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Taking Off (First weeks of March 2021) - Online yeahmako https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1247979030 Time to plan and think:
- upgrading internet connection; - purchase of paper- and writing material; 
- finalizing notes on piloting activities for the ‘imaginative games for connection’; 
- approaching pre-selected audiences having expressed an interest to test out and seek feedback; 
- integrating feedback loop.
]]> 2021-02-27 11:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1247979030 Creating (Mar/ Apr 2021) Hybrid working: on line (multi-media blog and social media); IRL for some activity tasks (covid-19 allowing and kept optionally) yeahmako https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1247979564
Launching of the activities.
Documenting the process of 'playing'; journaling the experiences and sharing them for peer support/ peer reflection.

Creating a multi-media blog and posting original content on a bi-weekly basis. . 

Launching an open invitation to global audiences to engage with the content of the blog/ social media posts and entering into a dialogue with the artist in residency.

]]> 2021-02-27 11:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1247979564 Final output (May 2021) - Online. yeahmako https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1249515990 Digital booklet ‘Imaginative Games for Connection’ with following insights: 

- how to create digital inclusive spaces to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to further strengthen self development; 

- the experience of playing in a safe, fun and appreciative atmosphere, can serve as a tool for creative problem solving and increase the confidence of players to approach real problems in their lives in new ways and help inspire others.

- Discussing challenges and opportunities encountered all along, as humans and artists; identifying other entry points, beyond 'playing to re-create communities online and re-socialize again;
 



]]> 2021-02-28 08:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1249515990 Follow Up Plans (May 2021 onwards) yeahmako https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1249521767 Aim: Building on the legacy of the project and expanding in new fields
Objective:  Reaching out to any interested collective/ group/ organisation around the world, with a common goal to further explore the concept of imagining for connecting' through creative and artistic forms and forge a partnership for collaborative practice. ]]> 2021-02-28 08:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/yeahmako/qrzai4t0a0mnh9e3/wish/1249521767