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September 27th @ 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
The Emerson Day of Play is a day of connection, fun, and in-person play at the UnCommon Corner and Harpoon Beer Garden, located at the corner of Boylston and Tremont in the Boston Common. The event is inspired by the Come Out and Play Festivals in New York, San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Emerson students and local game designers have built six original, in-person outdoor games to get Bostonians new and old excited about the new school year. Visitors will run, jump, hunt goblins, laugh through games of chess, hit a target or two, experience the epic highs and lows of moving in Boston, learn the time-honored art of constructing giant sandwiches, and try not to explode in the process. We welcome all students, families, and passers-by to drop in or spend all day with us at the UnCommon Corner between 12 and 5PM. Play, be loud, have fun and meet some new friends!
Emerson Troll Hunt
So you’re going to become a media student? Congratulations! You’d better get used to trolls early. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Start training to look for trolls hiding all around the Day of Play UnCommon Stage and Harpoon Beer Garden space. When you find one, see what it has to say and assemble the message…but don’t think too hard about it, they’re just trolls. After a while they even start to look sort of cute!
Game Designers:
Zoe Deyermond, Peyton Schweibert, Zeang Fang, Chris Fortin
Ignited Emersonians
The Little Building is a dorm at Emerson full of first-years who can’t make a midnight snack without setting off the fire alarm and thus forcing hordes of freshmen out onto the cold, dark, streets of Boston. Inspired by popular card game Exploding Kittens, Ignited Emersonians teaches players about Emerson culture while they compete to be the last person standing. Just don’t draw the fire alarm card – you’ll freeze to death outside, and worse, lose the game!
Game Designers:
Danni Yu, Noel Li, Stephanie Lu, Livia Holt, Endo Crist
Deli Demolition
John Sandwich had a dream – towering monuments of food reaching toward the heavens, bringing delight to giants who roamed the countryside. He obsessed over the concept of “food architecture” and spent his life perfecting what he called “The Grand Ritual of Sandwich Elevation.” He believed that the universe is composed of four primordial ingredients: bread, protein, toppings, and condiments. Assuming the role of sandwich architect, Deli Demolition players physically stack giant ingredients, fundamentally building the universe with each placement.
Game Designers:
Ethan Tuccillo, Ben Fine, Hannah Bambach, Jacob Schmidt, Ellie Abbey
Chess 2
Do you spend hours of your life every day playing online chess against bots? Do you also spend hours wishing there was some new way you could experience your favorite game? Well, now there is! Chess 2: The Strategic Comedy is just like regular chess, but with two new pieces: the jester and the paladin. This adds a new layer of strategy to the game, though the goal—capture the opponent’s King—remains the same.
Game Designers:
Ailey Adair, Michael Chow, Qian Luo, Wanxuan Yan, Zoe Golden
Moving Day
Did you know that ALL RENTAL LEASES in Boston begin on September 1st? If you don’t, you will someday when you join Boston Christmas: the insane, competitive, speed-based packing puzzle that is Moving Day in Boston every September. By moving more boxes than you knew you had, you’ll collaborate with your new roommates and also compete with your new roommates. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll probably scream and hopefully, eventually, you’ll move into your new apartment.
Game Designers:
Kellian Adams Pletcher and the Teams From FableVision Studios.
Aiming for Emerson
Let’s face it: summer’s over, but that doesn’t mean that the fun has to end. The New England State Fair might be a two-hour drive away, but Aiming for Emerson is bringing carnival vibes right to the UnCommon Corner. Whether you want to play solo or with friends, you’ll surely be
reminded of that time as a kid that you miserably failed to win the biggest, coolest stuffed animal at the fair. What’s more fun than that?
Game Designers:
Ailey Adair, Michael Chow, Qian Luo, Wanxuan Yan, Zoe Golden
Musical Guests
12:00 – 6:00 PM: DJ Little Kilo
DJ Little Kilo is UnCommon’s homegrown DJ! One of UnCommon’s most senior entertainment technicians by day, DJ Little Kilo knows exactly what to play at UnCommon for every moment of the day! A fixture at both UnCommon and Boston’s music scene, DJ Little Kilo is a Northeastern graduate and host of “The Little Kilo Show,” where they document Boston’s underground scene and interview interesting community members. DJ Kilo will be spinning beats all day with a few special guests!