diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b06f7bd --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# We are making 50000 post-it + +The loot box contains a series of post-it blocks + +Why the post-its: + +- because they're a modular surface and offer an interesting format that also reminds the to-do list, the corporate strategies for collective brainstorming and organization, or the form of self- management. it's visually accessible, relatable and familiar. +- Interesting possibilities for further distribution and exchange. +- The format of the post-it blocks it's open to material experiments, since the block is just a bunch of sheets glued together. In this way we can adapt the shape of the sheets to fit the- contents while remaining in the same common surface/format. + +![exchange model](https://hub.xpub.nl/soupboat/~grgr/static/img/exchange_model1.png) + +## Post-it blocks + +each contribution is formatted as post-it block. + +feature: we can experiment with the format of each block in relation to the contents +feature: the post-it blocks can be enjoyed as mini booklets (linear access) +feature: the post-it blocks can be enjoyed as modular elements to be attached on a map (complex access) + +optional features: + +- the blocks can be collectible and exchanged by the players +- in each block the contents are repeated many times so that you can give part if the block to people that don't buy the LB and or +- Exchange with other customer +- Also, if in each block the contents are reapeted many times the player can easily experiment with the contents, use them and connect them with different contents, play with their quantities in forming a puzzle, give them to other people and spread them in many different ways. + +![distribuition model](https://hub.xpub.nl/soupboat/~grgr/static/img/model_distribution2.png) + +## Contents organization + +- Each block is a folder +- In each folder there is a `contents.md` file and media resources such as images +- `contents.md` contains the meta and the contents of each contribuition, formatted as a YAML list + +example: + +```yaml +--- +title: One-sentence game ideas +contents: + - you are in an empty room with 13 doors that are portals to 13 different worlds. + - 5 min slow-mo epidemics, visual transmitted + - every crisis is a simulation of another crisis + - img: game.jpg + alt: Game description + - you receive a point for each moving/floating tile on the street you encounter + - thermoSTATE - The state where no citizen has to feel cold +--- +``` + +The entries in the contents list can be simple strings or images. To insert an image we are using the YAML object notation, specifying the `img` filename and the `alt` description that can be used in the layout. Images can be URL or file placed in the project folder.