reworlding as method; approaches to urban play in the future play lab.

reworlding as method documents the lab’s distinctive approach to urban play. The future play lab invites you to explore the lab’s unique ‘reworlding’ methodology and its impact on urban design policy in Melbourne, Australia.

Over the past four years, the future play lab has developed and delivered over thirty projects in public spaces establishing methods of reworlding in diverse contexts and communities.

Using examples from the lab’s projects and interviews with affiliated researchers, educators and playmakers, this report will outline how the work of the lab directly translates into strategies for teaching and learning, play design methods, policy and strategies for Melbourne’s future development.

Download the report here.

RMIT future play lab is home to a diverse community of researchers, students, industry leaders, and policymakers focussed on the social, cultural and economic opportunities of urban play.

The lab was founded by Dr Troy Innocent in a disused studio space in post-lockdown Melbourne with a vision to connect speculative design, creative placemaking, and varied forms of urban play.

The lab is now the place for researchers and industry to bring creative experimentation into the urban landscape, and to nurture Melbourne’s best emerging play designers.