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28 May '07 - 14:44

Reboot 9: Kars Alfrink



Kars Alfrink is a Dutch interaction designer as well as a teacher for game designers; he is going to present on "Mobile Social Play".

He and I talk about:

  • he is available from July on for freelancing. ;)

  • how his students go from being annoyed to be intrigued

  • new directions for mobile possibilities

  • mobile space and every day reality

  • how ilovebees got into a presidential campaign

  • what is game? what is play?

  • misunderstood layers: a set of rules to define the game / a visual layer / social context

  • how the gaming industry could push innovation and how he would like to bridge those worlds

  • serious games and why they focus on the wrong layer

  • accept your playful self!

Download MP3 (32 min, 18,7 MB)

Visit his profile on the reboot page or visit his blog.

[Link for the podcast feed - if you subscribe in itunes, be careful to adapt the settings or you only will get one episode per day!]

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  1. Thanks for the interview Nicole. I appreciate the work you put into these things ‘just’ for the enjoyment of fellow conference goers!
    Kars 29 May '07 - 04:43
  2. thx :) You know that it is not just for your enjoyment – I enjoy them as well. :)
    Nicole 29 May '07 - 15:08
  3. I forgot to include the links you sent me – I put them in the comment so the entry will not again show up in the feed:

    Matt Jones on play:
    http://www.receiver.vodafone.com/17/arti..

    Interview with Will Wright:
    http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/..

    Interview with Elan Lee on alternate reality games such as ilovebees
    http://www.gamasutra.com/features/200612..

    Interview with Frank Lantz on big games:
    http://gamasutra.com/features/20060810/r..

    More:
    http://del.icio.us/kaeru/mobile+gaming

    thx!
    Nicole 29 May '07 - 18:05
  4. As one the great bunch of people who are not going to Reboot 09 of INFO.NL.. it is good to hear from Kars where his presentation is going to be about.

    A pitty we lose him for a while… ;-)

    And Nicole. Great website.
    Jay de Groot 30 May '07 - 03:24

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