Tag Archives: improvisation

A Small Town Anywhere

Posted on Mar 6, 2010 by Jeff Watson

Performance art groups like Coney are exploring the generative and poetic potentials of games in much the same way that game designers are exploring the immersive and interactive affordances of performance. Continue reading →

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Try to remain invisible: Subtlemob

Posted on Mar 2, 2010 by Jeff Watson

Duncan Speakman’s As if it were for the last time is a soundwalk and street performance wherein audiences are “invited to download an MP3 and turn up at a secret location to listen to the track at a specified time.” Continue reading →

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Improv Everywhere: Time Stops at Grand Central

Posted on Feb 1, 2008 by Jeff Watson

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Popol Vuh – Improvisation (1971)

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 by Jeff Watson

The Popol Vuh (K’iche’ for “Council Book” or “Book of the Community”; Popol Wuj in modern spelling; IPA: [popol wuχ]) is a book written in the Classical Quiché language containing mythological narratives and a genealogy of the rulers of the … Continue reading →

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Tangible User Interface

Posted on Sep 20, 2007 by Jeff Watson

The cumbersome process of capturing and editing becomes fluid in the improvisation of a story, and accessible as a way to create a final movie. It was shown how a graphical interface created for video production informs the design of … Continue reading →

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