At this launch event, we will hear the story of PlayFinders. The idea is a crowdsourced map of traditional play cultures from around the world.

So, #PlayFinders has been built with two goals in mind:

1. To create a play legacy: protect the traditional games and play that we remember, and ensure these are passed down to future generations - creating an intergenerational dialogue through traditional games

2. To get young people from different cultures playing traditional games from around the world. We want to make sure kids put down digital devices and play traditional games! PlayFinders will make this easier for parents and teachers etc, by offering a simple and accessible catalogue of games

It's a colourful, crowdsourced wikipedia for Play, basically! This launch event will consist of the following:

Two short presentations (not more than ten minutes!)

Paul Drury-Bradey , PlayFinders founder - talking about the amazing PlayFinders journey that has got the project to this point, from Lincolnshire to London, and from Tokyo to Rio

Darren Bolton: Writer & Director, founder of BluePrint Film and Shooting Fish theatre company - talking about the importance of play in both creativity and education

The chance to become a PlayFinders ambassador,

The first 100 people adding their memories or games / play to the PlayFinders website will become a PlayFinders "ambassador", which means a host of exciting play-based opportunities

Food & drink

There will be complimentary beers, juices and pizza for everyone coming along.

Networking

The event will be attended by a range of experts from play, games, childhood, education, social enterprise and some really intetresting people from London's start-up scene.

Want to know more? Email: playfinders.global@gmail.com and please share on Twitter too: #PlayFinders