These are aimed at practitioners, companies and researchers working in the field of digital who are looking to explore this further and learn from the work of others.
The free event at Cambridge Junction will bring together projects from the Digital R&D Fund for Arts portfolio along with others using serious play to create a robust R&D process that is creative, useful and rewarding for all those involved. This is designed to share the learning that has been developed during the lifetime of the Fund and to learn from those working in the ‘digital space’.
Serious Play encourages innovative practice with hands-on/experiential learning that uses experimentation to get to the end result. Many R&D projects use serious play when developing their end product and this session will explore the challenges and benefits of this methodology, looking at:
- The balance between open ended enquiry and coming away with a vigorously tested product
- How to set up user testing for audience engagement - how to ensure that user testing is playful
- The ethics of user testing - how to ensure participants aren’t experimented on
- How to make risk comfortable.
The Tech Talk will include presentations from organisations using serious play in their work, a panel discussion and opportunities to network with other organisations working in the field.
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 10.30 - 15.00
Serious Play Tech Talk - Cambridge
Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX
Register for Cambridge event.
Other events in the series
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 10.30 - 15.00
Digital Art in Public Spaces Tech Talk - Liverpool
FACT, 88 Wood St, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 4DQ
Register for Liverpool event.
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 10.30 - 15.00
Digital By, With and For Children and Young People - Plymouth
Ker Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 4EL
Register for Plymouth event.