Preview 1 Toys

11-21-8 Oakham House Conference Center Room 202

Friday November 21 is the date assigned for the inaugural free form experiment for Playspace. This experiment is formulated to include a number of people who have a limited amount if any previous contact to best emulate a non familiar gallery space where interaction will not be limited to acquaintances. The goal of this iteration is three fold, 1st to examine the physicality of play, IE: What people like to play with physically. 2nd To find out how strangers or relative strangers will interact when presented with the opportuity to play. 3rd to set out to prove the hypothesis that play may be successful when a creative record is established IE: When the audience is allowed to keep record of thier play.

The hypothesis here is one that explores the SP (Space Positivity) variable in the work. Until this point the experiments have all taken place with a relitivly close group of people who have not needed to over come the FI (Fearful Inertia) variable. In addition to the desire to observe people playing it will be a test of my abilitiy to create SP in a group of people with little or no previous contact which will be essential in the final gallery.

Also the name of the experiment may be a tad misleading as the objects placed in the room will not be toys of the conventional defiition. Rather they will simply be objects with or without a previous use that will allow for the users to project meaning onto the objects and have fun at the same time.

Note: This experiment will be filmed
Note: This will also explore a smaller hypothesis that was actually brought up by Stve Daniels in 3rd year in relation to brain storming. Notably the intrduction of sugar into the mix, Steve suggested always having cookies while brainstorming.