Background: use a game format to catalyse ideas (artistic, theatrical, botanical, commercial) to reactivate neglected spaces.

Location: Papakura Town Centre

Date: May 14, 2008

Purpose: Locate and Reactivate 11 Insterstitial Portals located in the CBD of a sub-urban township.

Instigator: Maggie Buxton

Players: 3 Local Youth + One Youth Worker

Equipment: 2 GPS Units

Time: 13:00 to 16:00 Hours

Mission: Locate 11 Spaces using GPS Units, and Clues. Meta -observe activity and report back possible enhancements.

Outcome: Successful Location of all sites within 1.5 hours. Excellent feedback from players for future development of process.

Sample Comments and Future Refinements: GPS units need adaptation to urban environment, Clues needed deeper scattering. Next iteration involves activity at each pore.

Additional Information:

Example Clues:

Pore 8 - There is a small place between the cactus and a house of justice.

Pore 7 - The pharmacist and banker fight over the river of concrete between them.

Pore 6 - Walk between a bye gone era and the portal to South America.

Pore 5 – Cross, cross and next to a place of deep listening, lies a world of space.

Pore 4 - An electric garden is farmed and communicated along the irish road.

Pore 3 - A red emporium has a fascinating corner where choko and elephants tangle together.

Pore 2 – Cross over and step behind the cobbler to broken world.

Pore 1 - A connection between spaces with an over and an under. To get there you go around land of roses.

Physical Environment: http://www.pbase.com/maggiebuxton/suburban_maze&page=all