Freeplay Parallels 2020: Official Selection
A direct response to COVID-19, Street Tape Games is a temporary installation that invites the public to play beloved street and playground games redesigned with social distancing. Using social-distancing tapes to create playful markings on the ground, Street Tape Games is about reactivating public space and encouraging the community to come out and play again after lockdown.
Through facilitated play sessions, imagine playing childhood favourites such as Foursquare, Tunnelball, and What’s the Time, Mr Wolf without body contact or touch.
Initially conceptualised as part of the Test Sites Online 2020 program, Street Tape Games was presented at the following:
- Siteworks (Melbourne, 2020)
- Fawkner Festa (Melbourne, 2021)
- Freeplay Independent Games Festival (Melbourne, 2021)
- JUMP Festival (London, 2021)
- Young V&A’s Play in the Pandemic virtual exhibition (online, 2022)
Read more about the conceptualisation and design of Street Tape Games at the Play Observatory and in our JUMP Festival interview.
The project is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants and Festivals Moreland Development Program, and created in collaboration with Chad Toprak.
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