1. Street Talk July 16, 2004 game as exploratory research asphalt-games Michele Chang People & Practices Research, Intel Research

2. about me Interaction Design Researcher People & Practices Research Group, Intel Research Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYU Community Arts & Development, NYC Municipal Art Society City Lore ASPHALT GAMES

3. the streets ASPHALT GAMES

4. heads down computing ASPHALT GAMES

5. looking up ASPHALT GAMES

6. traces ASPHALT GAMES

7. performance ASPHALT GAMES

8. challenge ASPHALT GAMES

9. expression ASPHALT GAMES

10. exploration ASPHALT GAMES

11. technology ASPHALT GAMES

12. digital street game launch Michele Chang & Liz Goodman Hybrid Street Game as Research Probe Implications of mixing on and off-line communities in an increasingly connected world. Reworking notions of conventional mapping to include social dynamics. Investigating issues of identity in relation to place. Exploring player commitment to location-based play. Capturing the richness and riskiness of the physical world in game design. ASPHALT GAMES

13. stunts HOT DOG + STICKBALL + BLACKOUT ASPHALT GAMES

14. stunts PIGEON + CHARADES + DOWNTOWN ASPHALT GAMES

15. stunts HIGH HEELS + TRUTH OR DARE + BLACKOUT ASPHALT GAMES

16. what’s happening? Hurdles social__ I just don’t have anybody to play with, which makes it no fun. -flo time __ I'd like to get involved if it's not too time-consuming. - meredith distractions __ Want to go see Dodgeball? - taddrick performance anxiety __ We need more time to think it through. - donafide Incentives games within the game__ We’re taking over the L line, braw-haw-haw! -PiQued turf__ I consider that a part of where I live. - dface show and tell__ I really want to get “pigeon” in my stunt. – snooxey002 ASPHALT GAMES Commitment to Play

17. what’s happening? Individual vs. Contributors I feel really uncomfortable putting my name on the map. I don’t see it as myself, alone, but more of a collaborative effort. - nikita Social Ties The first thing I want to know, how do I create my posse? - donafide Macro vs. Micro I want to be able to see who else is playing! – maverick Playing vs. Posing In it for the experience – not the game – dface ASPHALT GAMES Emerging Themes

18. keep watching http://www.asphalt-games.net ASPHALT GAMES