Organising CounterPlay ’16

Organising CounterPlay ’16

Working on CounterPlay ’16, it’s clear that we need to also focus on the way the festival is organised. Even though we want CounterPlay to be deliberately (somewhat) chaotic to support a more relaxed, informal and playful atmosphere, we also strive to make...
Playful Libraries – writeup from Next

Playful Libraries – writeup from Next

We’ve been fortunate enough to be a partner at the international Next Library 2015 conference, which has just taken place in the fantastic DOKK1 building here in Aarhus (where CounterPlay ’16 coincidentally also happens to play out next year). I was there...

The Play Deficit

CounterPlay has always been interested in playfulness all over society and the world; everywhere. …but damn, play is SO much more important than most people think. It's not always the solution, but it's always relevant, everywhere. — Mathias...
Impressions from CounterPlay ’15

Impressions from CounterPlay ’15

With the second edition of CounterPlay over, we’re working on evaluation and documentation…and slowly preparing for CounterPlay ’16. I thought I would share some thoughts from behind the (already fairly transparent) scenes, so this post is my...