Virtual pet craze moves to mobile: "It's easy to mock such pointless silliness, but Nintendogs has sold over 2.5m copies in Europe, so there is money in creating responsibility-driven cuteness, and in many ways looking after a virtual dog has got to be better than slaying hordes of laser-toting aliens."

Loca: "Imagine that you are walking down the street when you hear a beep from your phone. You see a message reading:“You were in a flower shop and spent 30 minutes in the park; are you in love?” The thing is - you were in the flower shop an hour ago and then you did go to the park for half an hour! How would you react to this message? How would it make you feel?"

We've been wanting to do some similar - but perhaps less intrusive - research around Brighton. Never say never...

I'll be talking at Playtime next week: "The aim of the day is to not only introduce us to the many different types of play that can occur away from the console, but also to demonstrate how emerging web and mobile technologies are changing opportunities for serious and not-so-serious play; embedding gameplay into our lives and empowering artists and audiences alike to create and manipulate digital content in ever more playful and culturally significant ways."

You can expect some demos and exploration of mobile-related stuff from me (of course), things you can easily do to get phones participating in group experiences, and general playfulness...

... you're sure of a big surprise...

Thanks to everyone who came along for the ride. I hope you had as much fun as I did :)

Update: w00t! I killed a policeman! Ice T eat your heart out...

On tape icons: "I’m fascinated by the history of our standard media icons, as I bet a few of you are too. They add a significant story to the history of the button. Icons and buttons go together like peanut butter and jelly."