Comments on: Emergent Game Introductory Sessions

By: Arts for a New Generation « The Shouty Villager

Arts for a New Generation « The Shouty Villager — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:35:32 +0000

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By: pm

pm — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:53:05 +0000

It’s been very interesting watching the different reactions that follow on from not understanding.

Russ L, existentialism nonsense or not, we’re pleased to have you along as a Sapiens!

By: Russ L

Russ L — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:35:34 +0000

Surely a storyline will be given to it retrospectively, irrespective of what was planned?

Localised- rather than meta- narratives. Is that Lyotard?

(Load of drunken nonsense attempting to tie this in to existentialism deleted before very nearly being posted. I suspect I’ll be glad of my own prudence about this tomorrow).

I said elsewhere that I’m not sure I understand this game but I think I like it anyway.

By: pm

pm — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:06:49 +0000

I don’t think Emergent Game could really be classed as Alternate Reality because the Ludens aren’t involved in an over-arching storyline.

Someone suggested “Collaborative Production Game” with reference to http://sf0.org/, but if we’re borrowing from their text I’d take this as a damn-fine starting point:

“SFZero: An interface for San Francisco. That is to say, a new representation for the data that’s already there. Your mind is full of /inaccurate/ representations that are affecting the way you use the San Francisco dataflow: steering you away from interaction and collaboration and towards unproductive reflexive data loops (forNext). SFZero designers are working double-shifts to engineer this next-generation interface that will bring you together with your cohabitants to experience the freedom that is /hard-coded/ into San Francisco’s protocol.”

[Replace “San Francisco” with any location of your choice]