Portable Pixel Playground goes to the seaside with Solaris

An adventure in technology

Admission Free

The Portable Pixel Playground will visit the seaside in September with a trip to the environmentally-friendly Solaris centre in Blackpool. The Portable Pixel Playground is an amazing new play space for all ages created by artists working with digital technology. A bit like an adventure playground, a bit like a work of art, and a bit like a computer game, the playground has been designed to allow young people (and inquisitive adults!) to use everyday technologies in fun and creative ways, providing them with new, interactive and hands-on experiences of art and technology.

The Playground will feature a brand new piece of art commissioned from internationally-acclaimed artists Squidsoup, where you’ll be able to create and affect a physical landscape inhabited by a host of virtual creatures.

The playground will also include an artwork by Finland-based Andy Best and Merja Puustinen: an inflatable “bouncy castle” in which your jumping, rolling and crawling creates a sound sensation.

The Playground will then be touring Cumbria and Lancashire for the next two years.

Portable Pixel Playground has been supported by the Big Lottery Fund, and brand identity  is by the Rehab Agency www.visitrehab.com