Introduction
This Special Issue has been an attempt to understand the notions of
games and rituals. Instead of an introduction, we will try to unravel
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ mapping.
- For 8 weeks, students from XPUB prepared a ritual to
-perform at the top of Monday morning class. We explored cultural rituals
-such as the birthday cake and coffee-ground reading, but also more
-personal rituals such as ‘going to sleep’ rituals, a personal hard-drive
-purification, and the creation of worry-dolls. For 8 weeks, students from XPUB prepared a ritual to perform
+at the top of Monday morning class. We explored cultural rituals such as
+the birthday cake and coffee-ground reading, but also more personal
+rituals such as ‘going to sleep’ rituals, a personal hard-drive
+purification, and the creation of worry-dolls. Performed by… Artemis and Lídia Performed by Artemis and Lídia Artemis and Lídia introduced us to Monday Morning Rituals on the
first cold, dark, wintery Monday morning. We shared cookies with tea as
a way to open up the semester and get to know each other. The ritual of
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Preparations
Performed by… Aglaia Performed by Aglaia For Aglaia’s ritual, we sat in a circle while the coffee was being
prepared by the ancient Stove priestess who was placed in the middle.
When it was done, it was served to the participants in special coffee
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ coffee grounds until the circle was done. Performed by… Stephen Performed by Stephen Stephen prepared a few zines with instructions to conduct a
ceremonial cleansing of not only our browser history and cookies but
also our trash cans/recycle bins. All operating systems were welcome.
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ circle. Performed by… Boyana Performed by Boyana To celebrate Agalaia’s birthday, Boyana baked a cake and Ada made
jellies. We sat in a circle, gathering around the cake. The person who
had their birthday most recently sliced the cake, and we took turns to
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ Jellies
Performed by… Ada Performed by Ada For Ada’s ritual, Ada brought in a deck of tarot cards to read the
fortune of the Special Issue you are holding in your hands right
now. Performed by… Cara Performed by Cara Cara’s ritual is related to her history of having a hard time falling
asleep at night. Over the years, she has found that music - especially
quiet music with the sound of nature (field recordings) – really helps
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ ritual was meant to lull everyone to a moment of peace. Performed by… Irmak Performed by Irmak Irmak’s ritual was about how to ease our worries. We wrote down our
worries on a pink piece of paper and shared them with a handmade doll
that Irmak brought. These dolls are called Worry dolls (also called
@@ -553,6 +553,20 @@ Guatemala. There is one in each box of our special issue. Performed by Chae Special Guest Chaeyoung Kim joined us in a ritual involving drinking
+tea, steaming glasses and collective healing through care and
+conversation. Over bubbling background sounds we talked about our
+experiences of a recent global pandemic that had an effect on us all,
+and we recreated the isolating experience of wearing glasses with a
+mask. Finally we wiped eachothers glasses back to clarity, from a
+distance but somehow at the same time closer. Creating a text adventure game is no easy feat. It takes a lot of
@@ -636,7 +650,7 @@ https://fairytalez.com/the-most-precious-fruit/) What follows is the story of a deck of cards and of all the
@@ -908,7 +922,7 @@ allegorical illustration. The future cannot be predicted with certainty, but our current
@@ -1026,7 +1040,7 @@ talk about death? Peace is a mindfulness game Cara created as
an in-class exercise in creating text adventures in python. The game can
@@ -1243,7 +1257,7 @@ Would you like to explore another daydream?
- In The Sims™ 4 some values are certainly given by the game; make
money to buy nicer things, progress in your career by doing tasks that
@@ -1279,7 +1293,7 @@ issue.xpub.nl/20 My text-adventure game was (first and foremost a struggle and) an
@@ -1519,7 +1533,7 @@ are! ") The Wheel of Fortune (not to be mistaken with the tarot card) is a
@@ -1608,77 +1622,126 @@ publication exploring the human experience. What do you want? Why do you do what you do each day? What do you
-think you’re here for? What are you doing with this day, today? What are
-you searching for? What are you looking at? Have you learned something
-new today? This week? What filters would you apply to your mood right
-now if it was an analogue film frame? Is this what you really want to do
-or it is your way of delaying your realisation? What would your day look
-like if you were a pirate? If you could be any animal for a day, which
-one would you choose and why? If you could be any animal for a day, how
-would you experience the world differently? Do you speak horse language?
-(wild question) If you were Kim, who would that person be? (wild
-question) What does your body need today? What does your mind need
-today? What does your soul need today? If your life was a treasure hunt,
-what would you be searching for? What is your personality? What would a
-person that loves you tell you if know you’re suffering? If you were in
-search of a new identity, what clues would you need to find it? If you
-could see the world through the eyes of any animal, which one would you
-choose and why? If you were a pirate, what kind of treasure would you be
-searching for? If you were a pirate, what obstacles would you face on
-your journey? If you owned a boat, to which destination you would go
-first and why? Think of your favourite food. How does it make you feel
-when looking at it? And when eating it? What is one “yes” that you’ve
-been ignoring lately? What advice would you give to someone else who is
-experiencing loss? What emotions have you been experiencing lately? How
-has my relationship with others changed in the last 5 years? How have my
-thoughts and beliefs about life and death changed in the last 5 years?
-What positive memories can you hold on to about a person you’ve lost?
-What activities or hobbies bring me comfort in times of grief? How can
-you take care of yourself during difficult times? What were the 6 things
-you wanted to be when you were a kid? What is time? How can you describe
-it? What is beauty? How can you describe it? What is happiness? How can
-you describe it? What is love? How can you describe it? What is faith?
-How can you describe it? What is hope? How can you describe it? What is
-fear? How can you describe it? What is play? How can you describe it?
-What is a ritual? How can you describe it? What is a game? How can you
-describe it? How does your body feel when you are in pain? How does your
-body feel when you are in love? How does your body feel when you are
-anxious? Do you talk negatively to yourself? Are you mean to yourself?
-If yes, why? If not, also why? Think of all your past partners. What are
-some qualities and traits they had in common? Is sex usually the best
-aspect of a relationship or the worst for you? What do your friends say
-about your partners? Did you ever have any kind of unwanted touch from a
-friend, a partner or a family member? Did you ever have any kind of
-unwanted touch from a stranger? What does sex mean for you? How does sex
-make you feel? What words, metaphors or images do you associate with
-sex? What is your attitude towards your body? Do you have any tendencies
-for self-sabotage, procrastination or self-doubt? Have you tried to get
-advice, help or guidance from professionals? Do you sometimes feel like
-a victim? How much sex is normal for you? Were your first sexual
-experiences positive or negative? How did you learn about sexuality?
-What are your values around sexuality? What losses have you experienced
-in your life, and how have you coped with them in the past? What
-self-care practices can you incorporate into your daily routine to help
-you cope with grief? What self-care practices can you incorporate into
-your daily routine to help you cope with anxiety? What new perspectives
-have you gained about life as a result of loss in the past? What
-triggers your feelings of grief, and how can you manage them when they
-arise? How has your sense of identity been affected by a loss? How can
-you stay connected to someone you lost even though they are no longer
-physically present? What role does forgiveness play in your healing
-process after experiencing loss? What can you do to take care of your
-physical health during times of grieving? How can you create a support
-network that will help you through difficult times? What have your
-friends taught you about friendship? What have your friends taught you
-about life? What have your friends taught you about love? What have your
-parents taught you about friendship? What ideas have changed your life?
-What subconscious behaviours are keeping you from the life you want? In
-which direction has your life expanded in the last five years? Are you
-afraid of being who you truly are? Have you adapted to a certain way of
-thinking? Do you suppress your feelings? Have your thoughts been chosen
-for you? Who do you trust? Why? Have you forced yourself to forget
-something painful? What is art for? What do you want? Why do you do what you do each day? What do you think you’re here for? What are you doing with this day, today? What are you searching for? What are you looking at? Have you learned something new today? This week? What filters would you apply to your mood right now if it was an
+analogue film frame? Is this what you really want to do or it is your way of delaying your
+realisation? What would your day look like if you were a pirate? If you could be any animal for a day, which one would you choose and
+why? If you could be any animal for a day, how would you experience the
+world differently? Do you speak horse language? (wild question) If you were Kim, who would that person be? (wild question) What does your body need today? What does your mind need today? What does your soul need today? If your life was a treasure hunt, what would you be searching
+for? How would you describe your personality? What would a person that loves you tell you if know you’re
+suffering? If you were in search of a new identity, what clues would you need to
+find it? If you could see the world through the eyes of any animal, which one
+would you choose and why? If you were a pirate, what kind of treasure would you be searching
+for? If you were a pirate, what obstacles would you face on your
+journey? If you owned a boat, to which destination you would go first and
+why? Think of your favourite food. How does it make you feel when looking
+at it? And when eating it? What is one “yes” that you’ve been ignoring lately? What advice would you give to someone else who is experiencing
+loss? What emotions have you been experiencing lately? How has my relationship with others changed in the last 5 years? How have my thoughts and beliefs about life and death changed in the
+last 5 years? What positive memories can you hold on to about a person you’ve
+lost? What activities or hobbies bring me comfort in times of grief? How can you take care of yourself during difficult times? What were the 6 things you wanted to be when you were a kid? What is time? How can you describe it? What is beauty? How can you describe it? What is happiness? How can you describe it? What is love? How can you describe it? What is faith? How can you describe it? What is hope? How can you describe it? What is fear? How can you describe it? What is play? How can you describe it? What is a ritual? How can you describe it? What is a game? How can you describe it? How does your body feel when you are in pain? How does your body feel when you are in love? How does your body feel when you are anxious? Do you talk negatively to yourself? Are you mean to yourself? If yes, why? If not, also why? Think of all your past partners. What are some qualities and traits
+they had in common? Is sex usually the best aspect of a relationship or the worst for
+you? What do your friends say about your partners? Did you ever have any kind of unwanted touch from a friend, a partner
+or a family member? Did you ever have any kind of unwanted touch from a stranger? What does sex mean for you? How does sex make you feel? What words, metaphors or images do you associate with sex? What is your attitude towards your body? Do you have any tendencies for self-sabotage, procrastination or
+self-doubt? Have you tried to get advice, help or guidance from
+professionals? Do you sometimes feel like a victim? How much sex is normal for you? Were your first sexual experiences positive or negative? How did you learn about sexuality? What are your values around sexuality? What losses have you experienced in your life, and how have you coped
+with them in the past? What self-care practices can you incorporate into your daily routine
+to help you cope with grief? What self-care practices can you incorporate into your daily routine
+to help you cope with anxiety? What new perspectives have you gained about life as a result of loss
+in the past? What triggers your feelings of grief, and how can you manage them
+when they arise? How has your sense of identity been affected by a loss? How can you stay connected to someone you lost even though they are
+no longer physically present? What role does forgiveness play in your healing process after
+experiencing loss? What can you do to take care of your physical health during times of
+grieving? How can you create a support network that will help you through
+difficult times? What have your friends taught you about friendship? What have your friends taught you about life? What have your friends taught you about love? What have your parents taught you about friendship? What ideas have changed your life? What subconscious behaviours are keeping you from the life you
+want? In which direction has your life expanded in the last five years? Are you afraid of being who you truly are? Have you adapted to a certain way of thinking? Do you suppress your feelings? Have your thoughts been chosen for you? Who do you trust? Why? Have you forced yourself to forget something painful? What is art for? The Fiction Friction cards are made by two wanderers who spent a fair
@@ -1833,7 +1896,7 @@ interpretations of each player. Those who dream of drinking wine may weep when morning comes;
those who dream of weeping may in the morning go off to hunt. While they
@@ -2468,7 +2531,7 @@ soon the Good Wine will be yours. “Welcome, my dear! This exercise is all about healing, about
reconnecting with what is essential and authentic within yourself. By
@@ -2503,7 +2566,7 @@ and your life. Worry dolls (also called trouble dolls; in Spanish, Muñeca quitapena)
@@ -2532,7 +2595,7 @@ overcome their troubles. Aarseth, E. (2012) “A narrative theory of games,” Proceedings of the
International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games [Preprint].
@@ -2639,7 +2702,7 @@ York: Columbia University Press, 1996), 43. ISBN 978-0-231-10595-8
- Copyright © 2023 XPUB Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
@@ -2788,7 +2851,7 @@ Program in return for a fee. Unless otherwise stated, all photography, illustrations and other
@@ -2805,7 +2868,8 @@ is here in this. Just lil old us. Work Sans by Wei Huang. Consolation by us. Work Sans by Wei Huang. That which I have said of the operation of the Sun is accomplished
and ended.Games and Rituals, Kick off
sessions
@@ -433,16 +433,16 @@ alt="Cookies Questions Tea.jpeg" />
- Monday Morning Rituals
-Week 1, January 9th
2023: Tea and Cookies
-Week 2, January
16th 2023: Coffee Fortune-Telling
-Week 3,
January 23rd 2023 Hard Drive Purification
-Week 4, January 30th
2023: Birthday Cake
-Week
5, February 6th 2023: Special Issue Prediction Ritual (SIPR)
-Week
6, February 13th 2023: Guided Meditation (A Nighttime Ritual)
-Week 7, February 20th
2023: Worry Dolls
-
+
+Week 10, March 13th 2023:
+Worry Dolls
+
+
click-click,
the clicking game - a matter of accumulation
@@ -595,7 +609,7 @@ clicking? Nothing I guess.
- Fruitual
text adventre game
Some
Gossip on gossip and what coffee has to do with it.
An
hypothesised and randomly factual History of Tarot Cards
Holographic Oracle Deck
‘Crystals
@@ -980,7 +994,7 @@ src="UFO-holo.jpg" alt="UFO" />
-
Long Time
Six Sigma Fortune Telling
Sometimes
the world as it is and the world as it could be are devastatingly close
@@ -1073,7 +1087,7 @@ src="fortnite-0.jpg" alt="screenshot from Fortnite" />
-
Papa Louie’s Ghosteria
Papa
@@ -1198,7 +1212,7 @@ illustration.
-
Peace
The Player is the Author
Super(de)construction
text adventure game
Tetris Fantasies
Death,
Geometry and the Structure of the Individual
@@ -1577,7 +1591,7 @@ labour
- The Wheel of Fortune
a tool for self-inquiry
Excerpt from the 404
Questionnaire:
-
- YouTube Tarot
YouTube comments as Tarot
readings
@@ -1783,7 +1846,7 @@ cards and renamed them according to the commenters’ names.
- Fiction Friction
storytelling tool
oracolotto
The Wheel of Fortune — Manual
The Legend of the Worry
Worry dolls
Bibliography
SIXX License
Colophon
Photography and Illustration
Printing and Binding
Typeface
-
+Consolation by us.
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