Humanities Truck Community Archive

How could a truck spur digital experiences, especially during a pandemic? Humanities Truck project fellow Benjamin Stokes explored this concept during Adams Morgan Day on September 18, 2020. Adams Morgan Day is the longest-running neighborhood festival in DC. Stokes noted that things would be different, both for the pandemic and the immediacy of the protests around the murder of George Floyd. Stokes and project partners chose a hybrid approach that combined physical media (prints, signs, fliers, and video) with three kinds of digital interactivity: (1) mural hunt game; (2) trivia map activity; and (3) audio tour. The “Mural, Mural, on the Wall” game was a scavenger hunt-style game that guides players physically around the neighborhood, showcasing the murals and protest art along their path. Participating in the game automatically enrolled players in a raffle where the winner won a shirt designed by a local artist. (The prior year the Team had tested the raffle as a driver of activity, but this year it was secondary.) This collection contains photos from the 2020 event.