I make games because they are a uniquely powerful way to engage people. A game can incorporate any additional type of media, can take place anywhere and with anyone. The act of playing can be subversive or frivolous. A game can be a spectacle or a lens through which to see the world. Within a game we can model social relations, concepts and agendas or just play fools.

I’m a Director of SlingShot. Our latest game, the Tweeture, is being showcased at SXSWi. The game runs on SlingShot’s Mobile Social Game Engine (MSGE), a cross platform game management system, that integrates mobile comms (sms, email and Twitter) with GPS tracking and Facebook. SlingShot games involve real people and real places and deliver immersive, meaningful experiences. MSGE connects that experience to online social networks and conversation. This creates value for players and the organisations we work with.
http://slingshoteffect.co.uk

We run an international festival of street games called igfest or the interesting games festival. Based in our home city of Bristol, igfest brings the best international Street Games designers and artists together for 4 days of city sized fun.
http://igfest.org

We also run a monthly street games design an development lab called iglab. iglab works as a series of partnerships with artists and designers. Each month has it’s own theme and sees 4-5 new Street Games trialed.
http://iglab.igfest.org