Collection in 10 parts · Parkour, urban games and a Tetris facade

The city as a playground

Parkour jams, urban games, a games console for the street, a Tetris facade and a fifteen-metre Space Invader: the posts about playing with the city.

Not everything in the archive is paint. These posts are about using the city as a game board, from traceurs in Berlin and São Paulo to a building turned into a Tetris screen.

Start with part 1

  1. Part 1 ·

    Urban Idiots: “Parkour is an Urban Sport”

    Urban Idiots: parkour as an urban sport.

  2. Part 2 ·

    Samparkour - Parkour in São Paulo

    Samparkour, a short film from São Paulo.

  3. Part 3 ·

    Urbanize - Urban Game

    Urbanize, an urban game for backpackers.

  4. Part 4 ·

    Largest Parkour Jam on Earth

    3,500 traceurs in 37 countries set a record.

  5. Part 5 ·

    Urban Game: Journey to the End of the Year

    A New Year’s Eve urban game in Berlin.

  6. Part 6 ·

    My Playground - Urban Space Movement

    My Playground, a film on movement in urban space.

  7. Part 7 ·

    Urban Defender: New Urban Action Game?

    Urban Defender, an action game from Zurich.

  8. Part 8 ·

    Urban Games Console

    A games console for the street, built for a thesis.

  9. Part 9 ·

    15 Meters Space Invader Game

    Filthy Luker’s fifteen-metre Space Invader in Manchester.

  10. Part 10 ·

    Tetris Hack: Amazing 90 Meters Tetris Game!

    MIT’s Green Building becomes a Tetris screen.

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