Came back wednesday from Cologne: tired but satisfied. ULURU|Beagle has designed a (communication) concept on and around events for the Dutch Games Association.

It started on Gamescom Cologne, one of the bigger game events in Europe. In September the whole circus will go to Tokyo. Followed by San Francisco (in March).

In a business area of relatively many closed stands, DGA stood out with an open interactive area as their temporary home base in Cologne. A fine result, taking a tide timeframe and budget into account.

I have to say, the German Culture was more than OK: people muy simpático, hardy breakfasts, great tattoo’s!

Watch our movie below.

Last weekend I attended Hacking At Random 2009; a four-day open air hacking festival that is held once every four years under a different name somewhere in the Netherlands. The term hacking should really be taken in it’s broadest meaning: not just breaking into computer systems but any creative use or modification of technology beyond its original design and intent. Add to that some talks on the sociological aspects of the Internet, privacy, copyright and free speech issues and you get a bit of an idea of what HAR2009 was about.

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