Today is our first free day, after finishing the last of 12 introductory workshops by each of the Omi residents (more on these later).
Month: August 2007
Daniel writes on “being authentic” in dance. Matthew considers a response. I’d like to know, what is not authentic?
New word:
- affordance (graphics):
- A visual clue to the function of an object.
From Shlomo in his syllabus for Musical Games (or how psychology of expectation and collaboration explains music):
In the first meeting we explore different physical toys (balls, frisbees, juggling stick) for their “playability” and introduce the notion of affordances. We talk about the importance of affordances in design … How “playability” potential of a toy is discovered and why the interplay of perception and production is needed to developing ways of playing
Upcoming happenings, ongoing classes, etc. now updated in the about page
Flickr photos are back online in the photo section. I’m also posting from my mobile phone.