The prize was a hydrogen fuelled robot car; it uses a tiny fuel cell to generate electricity.

In my latest graffiti stencil workshop I tested a new piece of software that makes self portraits easier and less scary.

The participant uses a wiimote and a webcam to create a high contrast image of themselves. This is projected onto a wall which they can then trace onto a board. Using temporary stencils they can then create great images of themselves!

We got some fantastic results!

Participants enjoyed themselves and gave some good feedback on what they had learnt in the session as well as ways to improve it in the future.

Some of the games invented in the session are going on to be used in the participants own work - what a great result!

And here is an interesting artifact from the event. Everyone had 9 stickers to distribute as they thought fit. The results show what people thought were important values for learning or for playing games. It suggests that challenge, fun and engagement are key areas to address when creating games for learning.

I’ve also added another resource for this session.

• The fun fed - a collective that plays fun games for adults,
• My list of games - my list of games that I’ve found or invented,
• Cheapass games - a company that sells the rules to games with no pieces,
• The fun theory - changing people’s behaviour through games.

Sadler Heath is an organisation established for those of us who want to take responsibility for their own long-term personal development and thought leadership by working together with like-minded people in a safe and supportive environment.

This workshop will be about using games for learning:

• games are a powerful tool for learning,  as playing a game creates a great learning environment,
• the mindset that people have when they play a game is consistent with learning; engaged, open, looking for connections, enjoying themselves,
• the rules and object of the game can link with the learning material,
• games involve multiple senses and patterns of thinking, and so involve different types of learners,
• games are a great ice breaker and allow experiential understanding of the topic in discussion,
• games have an element of ambiguity, and so enable different people to learn
• different things.

Workshop structure:

• we will get curious about games, finding out how and why they work as learning tool,
• we will use this knowledge to practice facilitating games,
• we will move on to create our own games that support an idea.

The music project will first run for 12 weeks; working to build trust, rapport and musical skills. The project will conclude by producing a finished track. You can download the project proposal here: hip hop project

Sam Alty is a professional musician and performer based in South London. He teaches improvisation and guitar.

COVO is an educational charity based in Southwark since 1999. COVO provides tailor-made projects, training and consultancy that support schools and organisations to address conflict, disaffection and underachievement in education and the workplace.

Young people can practice indoors and get to grips with the general concepts and ideas of graffiti before going outside and painting.

The instructions to make your own virtual graffiti system are published and are freely available on the instructables website.