There's a long history of people making machines that can tell fortunes or predict the future. From Magic 8 balls to indie games like Wishfishing, it's fertile ground for experiencing the mystery of technology and providing a space for fun and reflection. And now we're going to join in!
Come along to this workshop and we'll explore the history of these machines, and then we'll make one ourselves using Downpour, an approachable game creation tool recently launched by V.
Workshop information
Bring your a smartphone. You can install Downpour in advance if you'd like.
If there's a particular book or magazine you find resonant and might find it interesting to base your fortune-teller on, bring that along too.
V Buckenham is the creator of Downpour, an app that makes it easy to make little games on your phone. Before that, she was the creator of Cheap Bots, Done Quick!, a website that made it easy to make little Twitter bots on your computer. She's also worked as a game designer and developer on titles like Beasts of Balance and Mutazione, and as a curator with Now Play This and Wild Rumpus.
