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[[Image:Staghunt.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The [[Soho Stag Hunt]], played as the finale of the Soho Project ARG, 2007.]]
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'''Ludocity''' is a collection of pervasive games, street games and new sports - forms of play that interact with the environment in which they take place, spilling out into parks and city streets.
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Some of the games on Ludocity overlap with theatre, painting, dance, and other art forms. Some of them use balloons, lumps of coal, huge sheets of paper, mp3 players, elaborate costumes, and short-range radio broadcasts. All of them have been released under a [[Ludocity:Copyrights|'''creative commons licence''']], giving everyone permission to run that game for free, wherever and whenever they like.
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'''Ludocity''' is a collection of pervasive games, street games and new sports - social forms of play that take place in public spaces, such as city streets, parks and public buildings.
  
==Play a game==
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Some of the games on Ludocity overlap with theatre, painting, dance, and other art forms. Some of them use balloons, lumps of coal, huge sheets of paper, mp3 players, elaborate costumes, and short-range radio broadcasts. All of them have had their rules released under a [[Ludocity:Copyrights|creative commons licence]], giving everyone permission to run that game for free, wherever and whenever they like.
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If you're looking for a game to pick up and play with friends, or to run at a gaming event, take your pick from our [[:Category:Playable games|playable games]] list, all of which have been run successfully before.
 
  
If you find a game you like, you're free to run it with whatever modifications you like - the only requirements of the creative commons licence are that you '''credit the game's inventor''' (by whatever name is given on the game page), and that you '''don't make any money from it''' (if you want to run the game as part of a paid event, you'll need to check with the game's creator first).
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[[Image:Staghunt.jpg|thumb|300px|center|The [[Soho Stag Hunt]], played as the finale of the Soho Project ARG, 2007.]]
  
If you want to explore works in progress, or maybe help a designer out by playtesting a game that hasn't been run yet, take a look through the [[:Category:Games|full list of games]].
 
  
==Attend a gaming event==
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If you've got a game you'd like to submit to the site - either an old one that you've run in the past, or a new one that you're working on - our [[Help:Creating a game|game writeup guide]] will tell you how to post it to Ludocity so that the rest of the world can play it, or help you finish designing or playtesting it.
  
The [[game calendar]] has a list of all the pervasive gaming events that we've heard about. If you'd like to try and arrange a game of something in your city (or if you're planning to play something with friends and wouldn't mind some extra people turning up), add it to the calendar and see if anyone bites.
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Some further resources:-
  
If you're interested in running your own gaming evening, we've got a [[Sandpit_howto|guide]] to running one.
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==Make your own game==
 
  
If you've got a game you'd like to submit to the site - either an old one that you've played a lot, or a new one that you're working on - take a look at [[Help:Creating a game]] to find out what to do, and what help you can get with it.
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[[Image:Conversationpiece.jpg|thumb|300px|center|Social strategy in [[Conversation Piece]] at [[Sandpit|Sandpit #4]].]]
  
==Talk about games==
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Each of the games has a "discussion" link under its title, for feedback, questions, player reports and general discussion. If you've already written or blogged about your experiences of playing a game that's on the site, feel free to add a link from the article. If you've got some online photos or videos, it's possible to [[Help:Creating_a_game#Add_videos_and_photos|add those too]].
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There's also a [[Ludocity:Todo|list of things]] we're planning on adding to Ludocity. If you want to talk about things that should be changed or added, drop by and add a comment to its discussion page.
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Take a look at our [[:Category:Playable games|list of games]] - all of these have been tried and tested, and just need you to print out the rules and gather together whatever props, locations and assistants the game might require. So long as you credit the designer and don't make any money from it, you can run the game anywhere you like.
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If you'd rather play a game that someone else was running, we've got a [[game calendar]] that lists all the pervasive gaming events that we've heard about.
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[[Image:Scavenger.jpg|thumb|300px|center|A leafy standoff in [[Hunt the Scavenger]].]]
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Ludocity is all about feedback, questions, player reports and general discussion. If you want to talk about any aspect pervasive games, click the discussion link at the top of that page. And if you've already written or blogged about your experiences of playing a game that we've got on the site, feel free to add a link from the article itself.
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Revision as of 16:59, 3 March 2015

Ludocity is a collection of pervasive games, street games and new sports - social forms of play that take place in public spaces, such as city streets, parks and public buildings.

Some of the games on Ludocity overlap with theatre, painting, dance, and other art forms. Some of them use balloons, lumps of coal, huge sheets of paper, mp3 players, elaborate costumes, and short-range radio broadcasts. All of them have had their rules released under a creative commons licence, giving everyone permission to run that game for free, wherever and whenever they like.


The Soho Stag Hunt, played as the finale of the Soho Project ARG, 2007.


If you've got a game you'd like to submit to the site - either an old one that you've run in the past, or a new one that you're working on - our game writeup guide will tell you how to post it to Ludocity so that the rest of the world can play it, or help you finish designing or playtesting it.

Some further resources:-


Social strategy in Conversation Piece at Sandpit #4.

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Take a look at our list of games - all of these have been tried and tested, and just need you to print out the rules and gather together whatever props, locations and assistants the game might require. So long as you credit the designer and don't make any money from it, you can run the game anywhere you like.

If you'd rather play a game that someone else was running, we've got a game calendar that lists all the pervasive gaming events that we've heard about.


A leafy standoff in Hunt the Scavenger.

Ludocity is all about feedback, questions, player reports and general discussion. If you want to talk about any aspect pervasive games, click the discussion link at the top of that page. And if you've already written or blogged about your experiences of playing a game that we've got on the site, feel free to add a link from the article itself.