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Jack Lowe

@jackalowe.bsky.social

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A geographer who makes games and interactive stories. Creator of Pin the Tale, a game about discovering and telling stories of places using what3words: https://pinthetale.co.uk/ jackalowe.co.uk

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Mar 31

I’m thrilled to announce the early-access launch of Pin the Tale, an online, map-based game about connecting with the world around you through stories.

Pin the Tale is completely free and can be played via web browser on mobile, tablet and PC/Mac at pinthetale.co.uk

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Pin the Tale - Trailer

YouTube video by Pin the Tale

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Watershed @wshed.bsky.social · 19h

Are you a Bristol-based poet?

If so, we’re inviting you to creatively explore the city through Pin the Tale — a digital platform for mapping stories, poems and place.

Join us for FREE online Thu 16 Oct 18:30. https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13457/pin-the-tale-poetry-workshops

Pin the Tale: Poetry Workshops

We’re inviting Bristol’s poets to creatively explore the city through Pin the Tale — a digital platform for mapping stories, poems and place, created by Pervasive Media Studio resident Jack Lowe.

www.watershed.co.uk

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · 1d

“A lovely, interesting and unique workshop which inspired some new writing. Engaging, creative, intriguing.”

“Really accessible and welcoming atmosphere, thought the tie in with the software was super interesting and an interesting and useful device to inspire creativity. Thanks so much!”

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · 1d

If this sounds like the kind of activity you’d enjoy, you’re in luck. We have an online version of this workshop happening on Thursday 16th October, 6.30pm – 8pm, where you can join from – and write poetry about – anywhere in the UK! Get your free tickets here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1345...

Pin the Tale: Poetry Workshops

www.watershed.co.uk

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · 1d

Was an absolute joy hosting a Pin the Tale poetry workshop at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social last Thursday with Bridget Hart. Participants shared poems about places all across Bristol, written using what3words addresses, and we even wrote a collective poem about Bristol’s iconic Turbo Island!

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Verity McIntosh @veritymcintosh.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to share the first research report from
@immersiveartsuk.bsky.social
It's a deep dive into the immersive arts exhibition and distribution ecosystem, bringing together interviews and recommendations from an incredible group of experts. immersivearts.uk/news/first-r...

First Report: Early days of the immersive exhibition network - Immersive Arts

Over the past 10–15 years, the appetite for immersive work both from artists and audiences has grown faster than the networks supporting it. This report brings together insights and recommendations fr...

immersivearts.uk

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · 15d

The featured stories in this one are very cool. Always so inspiring to see how people approach writing stories with what3words and the kinds of places they choose to write about!

You can have a go at writing your own place-based stories with what3words here: pinthetale.co.uk/play

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · 15d

After a couple of weeks away on leave, got a warm fuzzy feeling from writing our latest Pin the Tale newsletter. It shares news of our latest software update, successful and upcoming workshops, and our recent Container Magazine piece.
mailchi.mp/78b0b7ed3c28...

Our first software update!

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 25

With Pin the Tale, we’re creating a little corner of the internet that is all about sharing and connecting with the everyday, human stories that make places important to us.

It would be lovely to see a healthy bunch of geographers being part of this community 🌍

pinthetale.co.uk

pin.the.tale — find stories, share yours!

Connect with stories that shape the world around you!

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 25

There is also a Pin the Tale workshop you can take part in TOMORROW as part of the @dgrgrgs.bsky.social pre-conference event, 'Exploring place-based creativity in a digitally-mediated world', 12pm - 5.30pm.

www.rgs.org/research/ann...

Pre-conference activities - RGS

Find out more about activities taking place in the run-up to the conference.

www.rgs.org

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are you at the RGS-IBG conference in Birmingham this week? And do you have a story to share about a place that is meaningful to you?

Look out for our Pin the Tale stand in the Teaching and Learning Building foyer, where you can browse our online map, read other people’s stories and add your own.

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Now, if you want the map to zoom into where you are (and see your current location via the blue dot), just click the map pin button indicated here. To use this, location must be turned on on your device and your privacy settings must allow your web browser to access location. (2/2)

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Small update: Pin the Tale no longer needs GPS to be active to load the map! If you were ever met with an infinite loading screen, it’s because location was being blocked on your device. This won’t happen anymore! (1/2)

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is great! Really useful approach for thinking about worldbuilding.

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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · Aug 19

I wrote a design diary about the intersections of macro & micro history and how they can be used for worldbuilding and writing.

It’s about our work on Amberspire, but I think it’ll be of interest to both game devs, writers, and historians interested in creative histories more generally 🌒

nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's Amberspire design diary is written by @hollynielsen.bsky.social, going into different scales of 'history' and how those are used to construct a fictional world. It's very much worth a read:

lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...

Micro and Macro History

Hello! I’m Holly Nielsen, a historian, writer and narrative designer. I’m lucky enough to be working on Amberspire, and Nic has kindly offere...

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our latest Pin the Tale newsletter was sent out earlier this week, telling of some exciting developments in the land of what3words storytelling: mailchi.mp/959fcc48aadd...

Expecting to send out another issue pretty soon; there's lots happening!

Pin the Tale is a featured what3words product!

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just published! I wrote an article for Container Magazine on my what3words storytelling game Pin the Tale: what it is, how people have used it and what it means for how people engage with places: containermagazine.co.uk/pin-the-tale...

Pin the Tale: Engaging With Place Through Site-Specific Storytelling

Dr. Jack Lowe presents insights from creating Pin the Tale, an interactive map for people to tell and locate stories about places in the UK.

containermagazine.co.uk

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · Aug 6

Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.

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Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · Aug 12

The immersive artists I informally call "the Children of Punchdrunk" have been experimenting with overt game mechanics in their work for a long time, so it's fascinating to see Punchdrunk finally debut this oft-teased video game/theatre hybrid!

Punchdrunk to premiere Lander 23, a video game/immersive theatre hybrid show

The bold new show runs at their Woolwich home

www.whatsonstage.com

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 11

Really excited to be part of this workshop on Place-Based Creativity in a Digitally-Mediated World at RGS-IBG this year. A fantastic line-up; should be of interest to all who engage with cultural and digital geographies.

Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · Aug 11

Attending RGS-IBG AC25? Before the main conference kicks off, please join us for our pre-conference workshop on Tuesday 26th August, 12pm-5pm, in the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences.

Register here: www.rgs.org/research/ann...

@rgsibg.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Pre-conference activities - RGS

Find out more about activities taking place in the run-up to the conference.

www.rgs.org

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's under 'Map Tools'!

Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Aug 6

Proud moment for Pin the Tale: what3words have listed us on the Products page of their website!

Thank you to the what3words team for their enthusiasm and support for what we’ve made.

#geography #geosky #map #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Jack Lowe @jackalowe.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is me with the amazing Bridget Hart. We’re running TWO poetry workshops with my story-mapping platform Pin the Tale in October, one in Bristol (2nd) and one online (16th). Join us to explore writing poetry inspired by place and by what3words! www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1345...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jul 23

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · Jul 20

"My father saw his migration as necessary; he has only ever seen mine as narcissism"
Kasim Ali on family, place and migration
observer.co.uk/style/featur...

‘What did we do to make you want to leave?’ | The Observer

Writer Kasim Ali is one of the few members of the community he grew up with in Birmingham’s Alum Rock to have left – and his family can’t understand why....

observer.co.uk

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Martin Smith @mrtnsmth.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m leaving poetry zines in random places to be found by strangers. They each contain instructions to the finder to take the zine with them and leave it somewhere else. In the linked post I start to map out where the zines have been so far.

Zine experiment - Week 4

Mapping where the zines have been.

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