We are delighted to announce our three wonderfully playful keynotes for 2018!
Emma Corrigan
“Permission to Play (or ‘you can still tit around and get things done’)”
Emma Corrigan is a northern woman. She’s been called a human dustbin in print, knows how to direct a musical and can knit. A charity sector professional for over 15 years, she specialises in Governance, Policy and Grant Management. She currently does this for BBC Children in Need. She’s hit level 34 in Pokemon Go.
Mikel Horl
“Following the Goose: Sense, Nonsense, Responsibility and Action”
Mikel Horl is a graphic artist, writer, designer, publisher and educator. His art objects, exhibited and stocked around the world since 1982, include elements of play, chance and consequence. The invention of characters and the setting of scenes enable the imagination to be extended. Working beyond conventional book formats projects are now realised in extended forms of media.
Mikel is co-founder the Angels of Georges Braque (AgB) graphic arts collective; and (with Pete Nevin) the Parliament of Social Design. He established the MA Future Design and the Digital Arts and Design Academy at Teesside University in 2008 and continues to co-ordinate Art and Design postgraduate study. Current works include “Horl’s Celestial Bestiary”, a set of images printed in Spain, and “International Game of the Goose”, a realisation of an ancient board game in the form of a participatory public event – a physical game played in an urban environment.
Katie Piatt
“Everyday Play”
As e-Learning Manager at the University of Brighton, Katie combines her love of play, technology and education, creating and supporting new approaches to teaching. She works locally and nationally to integrate playful elements into adult learning contexts; projects have included alternate reality games for student induction, the NeverEnding Uni Quiz, gaming the Future of Technology in Education (FOTE) conference, and developing InfoBadges for recognising student information skills. Katie is a founder member of the ALT Playful Learning Special Interest Group, happy to playtest educational activities and most likely to be found in the role of playmaker, keeping everyone on their toes.
