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Game Template
Omsk Social Club feat PUNK IS DADA
Game Play
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants
physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a
fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. The
outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus among players.
Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play.
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Players
All players involved MUST dress in a color palate of grey, white, beige, pastels. They
are in effect Larping their roles so they must feel creative to workshop their selves
whilst onsite. They can be sensitive, disruptive or engaged but if given a proto role
they must abide to set regulations like clothing or speech.
2/3 SECONDARY EXPERINCE IN REAL TIME
People acting as digital archivists in the offsite area (Can be timetabled slots)
Requires a good use of language both English and German and a smart phone. You will be
asked to achieve via text through your smart phone to an online server that will flood the
website and one screen in the museum. You can indirectly (anon) use quotes from the
participants, myself or yourself to communicate the scenario to the audience.
5/8 SOLID CORE EXPERINCE
Participating in the offsite (must be able to commit 10-5pm)
Requires the motivation to become part of the work, this is the most experimental part of the
program. I require the person’s email and more details will come to follow regarding routine,
preparation and thoughts.
3 EXTERNAL REBLOGGED EXPERINCE URL
People in the Museum mediating the visitors (Can be timetabled slots)
Requires a smart phone, You will be guiding the visitors in the museum via your phones no
speech will be used to communicate. This is effectively a Larped Character role, think an AI
or social commentator. What mechanisms do you use to communicate to others online – sms,
emoji, video, click bait? Use these to guide the visitors into having moments of intensity with
you and the work.
You will have access to a secret camera stream online to tempt visitors, you can upload to a
feed that will be shown on a large tv screen and the museum website. Remember been tame
isn’t always the best communicator – but your goal is to gain focus.
Special note At all costs try to get the visitor to download the pdf from the website in front of
you.
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Email Correspondence
(sent out 2 weeks prior and steadily increased communication)
Unique Invitation for Solid Core Participants
Hello
We have never met in real life, but we have a friend in common. They have forwarded you
this email, why I don’t yet know but I hope it will be of use to you.
They wanted to offer you the chance to undertake the task Scene Afterform: Bona-fide Sites
and the Meta Community, which will examine the self, data and our devices through the
digital and physical communities we use everyday.
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I by proxy wish to invite you to this unique event on the 19 November 2016, which will take
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place in a hidden offsite location in Zurich. In co-operation with the 20 anniversary of the
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst and the Postgraduate Programme in Curating, ZHdK.
"Could we argue today that community is an addiction of the masses? A proxy substance
abuse equal to the 90’s rave scenes, bodies now bounce on pixels and data rather than
ecstasy and speed.”
All I ask of you is to attend from 10-17:00 on Saturday – more information will follow via email
in the next days if you’re selected.
There are only a limited number of five places so the first to confirm will be given the spots.
You will be catered for throughout the day and I suggest you set your email to an auto-reply
saying you will be offline from the hours 10-17.00.
You must acknowledge a dress code of grey, white, pastels or beige and understand that
filming will take place via a live stream into the Migros Museum (only visual no sound).
“Extinction as usual via the Meta-moment of collective impact? Our Chakras are our most
used emoji signs and our enlighten minds beam into the screens of our enslaved friends."
This happening will never be repeated or re-enacted again.
I look forward to hearing from you
Omsk Social Club Feat PUNK IS DADA.
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In Partnership with the 20 Anniversary of the Mirgos Collection (www.migrosmuseum.ch)
and the Postgraduate Programme in Curating, ZHdK (www.curating.org)
Template for first email to all Participants
Dear………
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the
participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a
fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character.
The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus
among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used
and facilitate play.
Unique to you personally don't disclose this to others involved (see below fillers)
You will have access to a secret camera stream online and text upload link to tempt visitors,
you can upload to a feed that will be shown on a large tv screen and the museum website.
Remember been tame isn’t always the best communicator – but your goal is to gain focus.
Special Goals
At all costs try to get the visitor to download the pdf from the website in front of you.
Try to contact these people after the museum has closed use Facebook, Instagram,
Whatsapp etc
Your character MUST dress in a color palate of grey, white, beige, pastels. You are in
effect Larping your role so be creative, workshop yourself onsite. You can be
sensitive, disruptive or engaged but You cannot use speech
Unique Messages
SOLID CORE EXPERINCE Players in offsite
1 Olga,
Concentrate on your future and present, current media and systems of analysis are important
for you.
2 Miwa,
You are attracted to shy people, use slow meditative movements and language to make them
feel at ease.
3 Giovanna,
You are an extravert, be extravagant, use emotion, movement and the community.
4 Johanna,
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You are convinced that the world will end by solar eclipse August 21 2017, research the
Hardcore Christian group behind the ‘Unsealed’ – You decide if you are one of them or you
just believe them.
5 Ricki,
You are obsessed with the Death Drive but as a point of renewal, you want to rip open your
soul and purge yourself.
6 Angela,
You are the cynical that the self is the most important element. Use your belief in sex therapy
and try to slip it into each activity and why sex and impact to another is crucial. Try to
convince people to talk/move about it – practice your therapeutic skills.
7 Björn,
It is very important for you to mirror people use the day to choose people you find most
attractive physically, politically and intellectually and act out an echo chamber of their identity
but don’t allow them to see this.
SECONDARY EXPERINCE IN REAL TIME Offsite Players
1 Ludovica,
You are very emotional today – hone in on emotional content and re-play it
2 Swati,
You are feeling very cynical today – become the Troll.
3 Regula,
Only use Clickbait-like Slogans to describe your own life and others
4 Fabienne,
You are very fond of giving a voice to ideas of de-humanization as we know it today and
Object Orientated Ontology – keep this in mind when posting!
5 Diana,
Try to follow the directions yourself via text only – only report your own feelings and ideas
forget the others.
6 Laura,
You are obsessed with others, embellish their statements you are the gossip but remember to
maintain peoples anonymity. Give user names to people and use them instead such as
user_doom says….
7 Matthias,
You are infatuated with one of the participants, describe them - quote them – make them godlike but remember maintain peoples anonymity perhaps use a nickname or pet name.
EXTERNAL REBLOGGED EXPERINCE URL Museum Players
1 – Niara,
Look out for people your most attracted too, if you see someone more attractive stop your
interaction and focus on them.
2 – Barbara,
Try to find people with a similarity to you - a starsign, clothing, age etc
3 Patriza,
You want to be the most noticed – and most successful communicator stop at nothing to meet
as many people as possible and try to maintain these conversations after the museum has
closed for 3 days.
4 Diana,
You are drawn to shy people, use slow meditative movements and language to make them
feel at ease.
5 Anu Marria
Try to re-enact what appears on the web screen physically and then replay others responses
– you are playing the role of the copy cat – Walk and Text their way!
6 Matthew,
You want to be the most noticed – and most successful communicator stop at nothing to meet
as many people as possible and try to maintain these conversations after the museum has
closed for 3 days.
Closing email sent to all Players
Thankyou for participating yesterday.
The Larp as designed around the dissemination of the self, community and digital platforms
vs/alongside lived experience.
Everything is as real or as unreal as you make it
Please feel free to articulate, disseminate or re-enact anything you experienced, the work will only
live on through you as the nodes in the network - there is no material conclusion.
If you have any afterthoughts or comments I would love to hear from you
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We are all Meta.