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# Get some sun with the Come Out and Play Festival
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/get-some-sun-with-the-come-out-and-play-festival/
- Published: 2011-06-17T23:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:53:07.000Z
- Description: It’s that time of year again. Get ready to whip out your shorts, sunhats and SPF 30. It’s also time for street games: Come Out and Play, the annual event committed to providing participants with in-real-life gaming experiences, hits New York City this Sunday —and will be hosting a different game (or
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It’s that time of year again. Get ready to whip out your shorts, sunhats and SPF 30\. It’s also time for street games: Come Out and Play, the annual event committed to providing participants with in-real-life gaming experiences, hits New York City this Sunday —and will be hosting a different game (or two) every weekend for a month. The event will include six different locations and is free:

> *“There’s all this talk about graphics in games, but it’s kind of hard to beat running around New York City for high-resolution gaming,” said Greg Trefry, the festival director. “The real world is going to trump most video games.”*

But don’t get the wrong impression: Come Out and Play isn’t anti-videogames. Rather, the event brings the joy of gaming to a much bigger platform.

–*Lana Polansky*

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