Bleed Map

Bleed map is a keepsake game that you play alongside a video game of your choice, creating a map of the digital space.  At the same time, you'll be prompted to record emotions and thoughts from your everyday life that bleed into the experience.  This version takes no more than an hour to play.

Bleed Map was first developed to be played at the FDG 2026 Games and Archaeological Play workshop, and is part of my current research into using keepsake games to materialise and preserve digital play experiences. 

You can download both the PDF and foldable zine versions below.

I would love to see any maps that people create using Bleed Map! Feel free to email me: fsmithnicholls (at) gmail (dot) com.