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	<title>Ian On The Red Dot &#187; urban playground</title>
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		<title>Cryptozoo &#8211; The Funnest Way To Explore A City</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iantimothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From super game-master Jane McGonigal, a new game Cryptozoo &#8211; the funnest way to explore a city.
you&#8217;ll follow mysterious tracks through the city on 1-mile chase through city streets and gardens. 
It&#8217;s very possible that we&#8217;ll actually encounter 1 or 2 real, giant cryptids in the wild. So be prepared to interact with creatures unlike [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From super game-master Jane McGonigal, a new game <a href="http://cryptozoo.ning.com/">Cryptozoo</a> &#8211; <a href="http://blog.avantgame.com/2009/06/new-york-city-cryptozoo-games-this.html">the funnest way to explore a city</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>you&#8217;ll follow mysterious tracks through the city on 1-mile chase through city streets and gardens. </p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s very possible that we&#8217;ll actually encounter 1 or 2 real, giant cryptids in the wild. So be prepared to interact with creatures unlike any you&#8217;ve seen before&#8230; we&#8217;ll take your photograph with them if you don&#8217;t startle them off!
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<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure it isn&#8217;t a coincidence that I just finished watching the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416236/">The Spiderwick Chronicles</a> when I learned of this game.  The material on the main site reminds me of &#8216;Arthur Spiderwick&#8217;s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>MRT Pub Crawl 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iantimothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend shared on Facebook about this event which is pretty interesting.  Note, you would have to log into Facebook to get the event page.
A description of the event:
Well&#8230;it’s very simple! We just wear a really loud bright colored t-shirt and board on the MRT (Singapore train service)! Starting off at Boonlay station, we stop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend shared on Facebook about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8202344581" title="Link to Facebook event - MRT Pub Crawl 2008" target="_blank">this event</a> which is pretty interesting.  Note, you would have to log into Facebook to get the event page.</p>
<p>A description of the event:</p>
<blockquote><p>Well&#8230;it’s very simple! We just wear a really loud bright colored t-shirt and board on the MRT (Singapore train service)! Starting off at Boonlay station, we stop and get off at every MRT station to buy cheap drinks. Be it a pub, coffeeshop, supermarket, or even a 7-11, we grab whatever we can and down as many drinks as possible. Why pay for expensive drinks at clubs when we can get them at cost price outside? The last stop will be at city hall in which we&#8217;ll go to a club of choice. Having built up a party momentum, we&#8217;ll party the night off with a blast! Its something like a drinking marathon + a tour around Singapore + pre party drinking + Valentine&#8217;s day celebration all combined into one!</p></blockquote>
<p>The event reminds me of events that have been organized by lori kufner and kevin bracken of <a href="http://www.newmindspace.com/" title="The site for Newmindspace" target="_blank">Newmindspace</a> in Toronto and New York.</p>
<p>What does Newmindspace do?</p>
<blockquote><p>Newmindspace is interactive public art, creative cultural interventions and urban bliss dissemination based in New York and Toronto.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>One of our goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Newmindspace is committed to reclaiming public space, inventing new ways of having fun, and creating community.</p></blockquote>
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