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In 2009, we partnered with Boing Boing and Sun Microsystems to hold Digital Open, an online tech expo for teens 17 and under around the world. Australian Harry Lee, one of the eight contest winners, created a game called The Sneaky Card, which captured the imaginations and curiosity of his classmates and even math teachers.
According to Harry, “the aim of Sneaky Cards is to encourage, inspire, or facilitate playful interactions. Some of these are social, some psychogeographical, some meditative, others entirely theoretical. The cards ask us to re-examine facets of everyday life, change the way we relate to people or landscape or words or anything, explore the serendipitous intersection of search and wander, destroy routine to rediscover affordances, and generally have fun through small novel experiences.”
Sneaky Cards subreddit have turned Lee's idea into a full-fledged game, with new designs, decks, and bonus packs. The game is available for free download under a Creative Commons license.
Digital Open ran from April to August 2009. Youth from around the world submitted text, photos, and videos documenting projects all created from a list of free and open software licenses. The projects focused on the transformative power of open technology. Resources from open source advocate Richard Stallman, Creative Commons, and others were available to contestants to help them learn more about free and open technology movements.
Thanks to Boing Boing for discovering the update.
Follow Sneaky Cards at @SneakyCards and on Facebook.