Hi Alison,
>I don't think I've been stretching many bounds either, but it has reminded
>me about play. I've been really enjoying the focussed stimulus it gives me.
>My personal rule is that most days I'll set aside 20 minutes to write some
>kind of response. This is often hard for me to arrange in my life
>(procrastination is all). And it's fun.
That's good to know. I'd be interested to hear, though, from those
who dropped out after a while, what led to that. Back-channel is
fine; I'm just trying to learn as much as possible before we try
again.
For instance, the drop in pace from every day to every two days
seemed to cause a few people to stumble, and some told me b/c they
felt they'd lost momentum.
One pattern which I've noticed is that players predominantly respond
to recently posted nodes, and even when I kept older nodes alive,
which I though had further potential, they went under despite my
efforts. Was that simply because my occasional errors in killing off
nodes prematurely, or allowing some to survive past their sell-by
date, caused players to feel that only recently posted stuff could be
relied on to be truly live?
>Aside from that, an aspect I'm really enjoying is the temporary anonymity.
>I have a feeling it's a little like what actors say about doing mask
>workshops, that the structure of the project, which strikes me as being
>creatively limiting, invites all sorts of unexpected freedoms.
Yes. I think that's been a success, though after a brief flurry,
attempts to create mischief by imitating the mannerisms of other
players petered out. How successful did you find you were at guessing
who wrote what? Or did it matter?
And, everybody: and suggestions for how to change / improve things
for next time we try this?
Best,
T
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