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title: Exquisite Branch
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credits: Kamo
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contents:
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- PLACEHOLDER COVER
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- The exquisite corpse is a multiplayer game invented by the surrealists. Its aim is to compose a collective drawing or a story.
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- Traditionally the game is played on a long sheet of paper and each player draws a part.
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- The next player should not see the drawing of the previous one. They only have a small hint from which to continue.
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- "This goes on and on: the next player draws from the hint of the previous one without seeing the whole image."
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- The result is a weird linear narrative. The transition between authors is both smooth and abrupt.
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The Exquisite Branch is
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an online take on
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the game.
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- It questions concepts such as authorship and collaboration in the light of the digital age.
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- The original version is constrained to a single piece of paper and is destined to be linear.
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- Let’s imagine our drawings forking and branching. Going in different directions.
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- The way in which Exquisite Branch works recalls the flow of a version control system just like Git.
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- "There are 2 ways to get to the Exquisite Branch:"
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You either navigate to
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https://hub.xpub.nl
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/soupboat
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/xquisite
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- Or you receive a link from someone pointing to a specific branch.
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Then it's time to scribble
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something or paint
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a masterpiece.
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- When you are done, you can submit the drawing.
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- You will receive a new link to share with others.
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- They will continue from your drawing, so leave some hints!
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- If you pass the link to just one person, the xquisite drawing will continue linearly.
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But if you pass it to
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several people,
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it will branch.
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- It will have multiple versions with a common starting point.
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On the website you
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can either start a new
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drawing, continue from
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the last contribution or
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view all the branches.
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER IMG
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- PLACEHOLDER QR
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<!-- TODO: insert drawings, ideally 3 or 4 linear and then branch -->
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