Around the World in 80 Ways
posted by Dominique Beyens at 1:29 pm
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Monday, October 31, 2005
DoubleQuotes
By Charles Cameron(aka Hipbone)
"DoubleQuotes consist of two quotes (or images), juxtaposed. They are intended to work in a way that I learned from haiku: as thoughts dropped into the mind-pond, not so much for their own sakes as for their concentric ripples and the interference patterns between them.
DoubleQuotes are a subset of my analytic work using concepts drawn from Herman Hesse's Glass Bead Game and my playable variants, the HipBone Games.'"
"DoubleQuotes consist of two quotes (or images), juxtaposed. They are intended to work in a way that I learned from haiku: as thoughts dropped into the mind-pond, not so much for their own sakes as for their concentric ripples and the interference patterns between them.
DoubleQuotes are a subset of my analytic work using concepts drawn from Herman Hesse's Glass Bead Game and my playable variants, the HipBone Games.'"
posted by Dominique Beyens at 9:58 am
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EnlightenNEXT : Videoletters Day Workshop on Friday 18 November
EnlightenNEXT
Videoletters Day Workshop on Friday 18 November
What is Videoletters?
Videoletters is a unique initiative which is having a huge impact on bringing reconciliation to the Balkan states.
In a region where war and conflict have driven close friends, neighbours and work colleagues apart into ethnically separate states, the film makers invited individuals and families to record video messages to their former associates. With this simple idea the Videoletters concept has grown into a whole movement - with TV broadcasts, dedicated internet cafes for sending messages and a touring show. In place of suspicion and animosity a new climate of optimism and trust is being built.
'Rare is the case,' said the New York Times, 'where filmmakers actually set out to do good and can claim to have achieved it. Eric van den Broek and Katarina Rejger are two such directors.'
Why would this be of interest to you/your organisation?
Are you involved in work where establishing lines of communication could potentially make a huge difference? Young people estranged from their familes? Elderly or infirm people unable to visit their faraway relatives? Conflict resolution? Conflict prevention? Truth and reconciliation work?
More than this, what about all the areas where there is no problem, but better communication could bring so much more? Schools in Britain sending messages to twin schools in the developing world? Putting donor recipients in touch with their donors?
Or would you simply like to learn more about how you could personally, now or in the future, utilise the ideas of Videoletters?
How will this work?
The Videoletters Workshop is a practical day where you can find out how the film makers, Eric van den Broek and Katarina Rejger, went about this initiative, and how you can adapt their ideas to your own work. The day will offer a comprehensive programme. Eric and Katarina will use film samples to present how Videoletters operates. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, both in group Q&As and individually. There will also be ideas-sharing group discussions, supported by Eric and Katarina. And there will be technical advice on how to set this up.
The Videoletters Workshop takes place on Friday 18 November from 10am to 5pm at EnlightenNext, 13 Windsor Street, London, N1. The event is organised by Frontiers of Film, which is the film screening branch of EnlightenNext, an educational charity working for the development of culture and consciousness. The day costs £95.00pp and £60.00 concessionary rate, including lunch. We also have a limited number of assisted places on the workshop which you are welcome to enquire about.
Videoletters Day Workshop on Friday 18 November
What is Videoletters?
Videoletters is a unique initiative which is having a huge impact on bringing reconciliation to the Balkan states.
In a region where war and conflict have driven close friends, neighbours and work colleagues apart into ethnically separate states, the film makers invited individuals and families to record video messages to their former associates. With this simple idea the Videoletters concept has grown into a whole movement - with TV broadcasts, dedicated internet cafes for sending messages and a touring show. In place of suspicion and animosity a new climate of optimism and trust is being built.
'Rare is the case,' said the New York Times, 'where filmmakers actually set out to do good and can claim to have achieved it. Eric van den Broek and Katarina Rejger are two such directors.'
Why would this be of interest to you/your organisation?
Are you involved in work where establishing lines of communication could potentially make a huge difference? Young people estranged from their familes? Elderly or infirm people unable to visit their faraway relatives? Conflict resolution? Conflict prevention? Truth and reconciliation work?
More than this, what about all the areas where there is no problem, but better communication could bring so much more? Schools in Britain sending messages to twin schools in the developing world? Putting donor recipients in touch with their donors?
Or would you simply like to learn more about how you could personally, now or in the future, utilise the ideas of Videoletters?
How will this work?
The Videoletters Workshop is a practical day where you can find out how the film makers, Eric van den Broek and Katarina Rejger, went about this initiative, and how you can adapt their ideas to your own work. The day will offer a comprehensive programme. Eric and Katarina will use film samples to present how Videoletters operates. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, both in group Q&As and individually. There will also be ideas-sharing group discussions, supported by Eric and Katarina. And there will be technical advice on how to set this up.
The Videoletters Workshop takes place on Friday 18 November from 10am to 5pm at EnlightenNext, 13 Windsor Street, London, N1. The event is organised by Frontiers of Film, which is the film screening branch of EnlightenNext, an educational charity working for the development of culture and consciousness. The day costs £95.00pp and £60.00 concessionary rate, including lunch. We also have a limited number of assisted places on the workshop which you are welcome to enquire about.
posted by Dominique Beyens at 8:02 am
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Sunday, October 30, 2005
The HipBone Games
The HipBone Games: "'HipBone offers us a glimpse over the horizon at the future of games -- where we are going, or could go. I think we're headed for 'emergent entertainment' -- games in which the gameplay emerges out of the interactions of two or more people. HipBone Games are an almost pure distillation of that idea, because you're dealing directly, mind to mind.'
-- Mike Sellers, Archetype Interactive"
-- Mike Sellers, Archetype Interactive"
posted by Dominique Beyens at 9:26 pm
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Rethinking Wargames
Rethinking Wargames: "Rethinking Wargames is a participative net art project instigated by Ruth Catlow of which calls for 'pawns to join forces to defend world peace'. It uses the game of chess to find strategies that challenge existing power structures and their concomitant war machineries."
posted by Dominique Beyens at 9:21 pm
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Spiritual Gaming
Spiritual Gaming: "The essence of spirituality is the fundamental notion that there is more to all of this than a random assemblage of cosmic dust. Spiritual Gaming explores these ideas in a fun, accessible, and easy to confront manner. It turns out that spiritual adepts have been encoding esoteric teachings in the form of games since... well, before written history. And, so the tradition continues."
posted by Dominique Beyens at 9:17 pm
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lists.pioneersofchange.net Mailing Lists
lists.pioneersofchange.net Mailing Lists: "public mailing lists on lists.pioneersofchange.net"
posted by Dominique Beyens at 8:34 pm
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Play a Game of Chess in Color
Variant Chess : Play a Game of Chess in Color : "Games that encourage team work and creative thinking.
Intricate strategy games with the flavour of chess.
A peace conference is underway, a lasting peace must be made. To realise that objective, the players each send out their diplomats to each other's camps to secure an agreement. They use their skill to find their relevant counterpart, work out a strategy and negotiate the quickest path to finish the game."
Intricate strategy games with the flavour of chess.
A peace conference is underway, a lasting peace must be made. To realise that objective, the players each send out their diplomats to each other's camps to secure an agreement. They use their skill to find their relevant counterpart, work out a strategy and negotiate the quickest path to finish the game."
posted by Dominique Beyens at 8:27 pm
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The Education Arcade :: The Future of Videogames in Education
The Education Arcade :: The Future of Videogames in Education: "CMS.600 is a discussion and project-oriented course that looks at the application of aesthetic, technical and game-mechanic design concepts on all sorts of games including board games, card games, live-action games and digital games."
posted by Dominique Beyens at 8:24 pm
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The Education Arcade :: The Future of Videogames in Education
posted by Dominique Beyens at 8:20 pm
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Saturday, October 29, 2005
About Me
- Name: Dominique Beyens
Painter Travel Photographer. Invented a new Innovative Chess Game (in Colour).
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