This week, we have been playing games in the street, conducting tests in preparation for extra-terrestrial collisions, and looking for volunteers and playtesters alike.

Paul Archer, founder of Daredevil Project has been working on an exciting new game called #DUEL. The project is about to go to Beta stage, and Paul is looking for playtesters. #Duel is a peer-to-peer challenge app, where players must take a picture responding to a simple #tag. The best, and most imaginative pictures will win. It is judged by the other players, and is proving to be quite addictive. It is currently in closed BETA mode, so if you are interested, follow one of these links (IOS, Android) and sign up, and you’ll be able to play in no time. Paul is keen to hear your views, so get in contact with him at paul@daredevilproject.com.

Studio resident Ben Gwalchmai has been cast as Dylan Thomas in Bedazzled – A Welshman in New York, a multi disciplinary, immersive performance presented by Ffotogallery. The performance is part of the Dylan Thomas 100 festival, celebrating the centenary of the hugely influential writer. Ben starts prep next week, and the performance tours in Wales and New York in October.

Alex Latham, a friend of the Studio who is setting up a street games collective in Bristol, organised a game of Capture the Flag this week. The game played out yesterday evening in the nooks and crannies of St Nicks and Corn Street. Our Studio Producer Verity, and two residents, Tom Melamed and Sam Machin went along to play, and did the Studio proud by winning. Alex will be organising more urban stealth games some time soon, so we’ll keep you posted.

Pocket Spacecraft’s Michael and interns Luke, Oliver and Abigail recently carried out some exciting tests concerning micro-meteoroids in preparation for their Mission to the Moon. They were firing ball bearings at a cube sat (small spacecraft) at speeds of up to 10,000 miles an hour, to determine whether the spacecraft would survive being battered by extra-terrestrial particles, and to test the micrometeorite detector that Oliver has recently designed.

We're looking for volunteers to work with us over the two days (10-11 Sept) of the Making the City Playable conference in exchange for attending some of the events. Volunteering at the festival would involved manning the registration desks, stewarding some of the events and generally being helpful. There will be a chance to sit in on some of the events, and we will provide lunch and a drink at the end of the day to say thank you. If you or anyone you know might be interested, get in touch with kirsty.morrissey@watershed.co.uk. If you are interested in attending the conference, tickets are selling fast, so get them while you can.

Next Wednesday, at 10:30, Laura Kriefman and Lee J Malcolm will be in the Studio, showcasing their amazing new performance, Kicking the Mic. The performance fuses tap dance, looping, live Midi manipulation of sound and wearable tech to allow one dancer (Laura) to create a richly layered composition of movement, light and sound (Read more here). If you are interested in coming along to enjoy the performance and give feedback, get in touch at admin@pmstudio.co.uk