Contextual Information
This week in class, I attempted to answer broad questions about the context of the project.
What will your audience experience?
People participating will hopefully experience a sense of creation.
The passive audience watching the project in process will be able to observe how people move (when working with a direction) and how they change/shape their behaviour based on how it is affecting the creation.
How will they participate/what is their role?
The audience participating engage in the creation of artwork by manipulating it with their actions.
Playtesting
Engaging with the concept of learning through play
Initial instructions may be required to provide a broad overview and contextualise the project.
Who will experience your project?
People with different levels of familiarity with each other.
Strangers will interact with the project differently than acquaintances or friends.
The scope of the project will probably be limited to ~2 people at a time.
Where will they experience it?
I initially imagined this project in a gallery space, with a curated exhibit.
Will require a limited amount of space for people to move.
Alternatively, the project could also be a curated, directed performance.
A more personalised option is to let people interact with the project in their own space, using a webpage and a webcam.
When will they experience it?
Since people will probably require basic instructions, the project will have to be a curated experience when I am present to direct it.
People could engage with it in their own spaces if it is accessible on a webpage, but that will significantly change their experience of interacting with it.
