FutureEverything: PlayEverything May 15, 2010

A special free all-day event bringing together the artists and geeks, and introducing you to the wonders of the digital space. Take part in fun and suprising workshops, join a conversation about today's digital culture, and build your own instrument to star in a music performance.

Unconference
A day of open, participatory workshop and conersation events, whose content is provided by participants, exploring Open Data and today's digital culture. Roll up your sleeves and lead your own user-defined session.

Hide & Seek: Social Game Sandpit
Join the action in a day of social games and plaful experiences. Choose a few games to play and then sneak, run, betray, discover, act or puzzle your way to victory.

Moldover: Controllerism Workshop
Step up to one of five different networked instruments, including Moldover's new multiplayer instrument, The SyncoMasher. Record samples, tweak loops, jame with other people and have fun.

Hive Collective: Private Erosion
Interactive live installation in collaboration with invited electronic music artists. Audience members can trade snippets of digital media that they carry with them in exchange for an individual physical memento.

Distance Lab, Culturehub: Unlimited Connectivity
Discover how to get creative with unlimited bandwidth. An event featuring a live link between Manchester and New York exploring the creative possibilites of telepresence and remote connections.

Dirty Electronics: Dirty Electronics Workshop & Performance
Build from scratch a DIY electronic instrument you can take home with you for only £5. An alternative to mass produced digital Culture, followed by performance.

Contact, Oxford Road
12 noon - 12 midnight
15 May 2010

Produced by FutureEverything and Contact. Supported by Manchester Beacons, Manchester Science Festival, British Computing Society, Manchester Cultural Partnership