From Monday 17 to Saturday 22 July, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture presents the third cycle of Mystery 135 Trust In Play_School of Urban Game Design_the Elefsina Cycles, entitled Playing with the Mystery: Trust in Play Summer School.
30 creators from all over the world are setting up games in Elefsina. Μeet them, help them to understand the city and design their games and become part of a great community of creators.
Arriving from Mexico, Japan, Italy, Burkina Faso, Hungary, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain and other countries, 30 designers, artists, architects, anthropologists, storytellers and public play experts, start their journey to arrive in Elefsina on July 16th, to meet the Mystery and create together for a week.
Centered around the 4th Gymnasium and the Old Town Hall, they will design games and experiences with the people of Elefsina for a week. Some of the activities will be open to the public.
The programme:
Monday 17 July
11:00 | Vassilia Vaxevani – Taste the Pomegranate – A walk through the myths and rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
16:00 | Sebastian Quack – Game Design in Public Space
Tuesday 18 July
16:00 Tiz Creel – Designing play in all forms, from digital to spatial play
Thursday 20 July
19:00 | Christos Papamichael – Art and Accessibility in Public Space (Impact hub, Karaiskaki 28 | Athens)
Friday 21 July – PostPoned
Playtesting – Come and watch the designers in action and help them test their games
Saturday 22 July
Game Night: a game night with a Mystery theme
The workshops detailed programme (english) here
