I recently wrote a catalogue essay called The Invitation to Play for the Game/Play networked exhibition displayed simultaneously at HTTP in London and Q Arts in Derby. The essay explores ‘art games’ and when and why they are successful at engaging players and when they are not (more frequent). This, more often than not, comes down to the artists ability to construct the ‘invitation to play’. That is, to seduce us into playful behaviour and playing with the work – if they fail at that any other message and idea is pretty much lost and why make an interactive artwork in the first place?

More info on the exhibition in the main post…