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[This research is still in progress] | [This research is still in progress] | ||
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So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality. | So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality. | ||
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- | This context spawns two related questions: | + | This research project is focussed around discovering |
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- | **1.By what mechanisms can humanity | + | |
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- | **2.In what ways does the work of gRig and Foam most effectively support this process?** | + | |
- | The first question potentially connects numerous disciplines including neuro-science, | + | It will connect |
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- | I will be particularly focussing on Un-Genreable Engagement | + | |
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- | The second question will be covered more briefly, | + | |
The **overall aims** for this process are: | The **overall aims** for this process are: | ||
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and other methods that will be discovered. | and other methods that will be discovered. | ||
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==== Results ==== | ==== Results ==== | ||
- | At this point, I can speak about tangible outcomes so far: | + | === The Blog === |
- | * A **public blog** recording research so far called ‘…..reality what?’ found at: http:// | ||
- | Reality creating, blurring and bridging activities **written about so far** include: **Sensorial Labyrinths**, **[[ARG]]’s**, **Geo-Caching**, **Transdisciplinary Event Facilitation**, **Mixed Media Installations**, **World Generating Exhibitions**, **Portals**, **Fevers and Altered States**, **Hubs**, **Interesting and Relevant DVDs and Books.** | + | Over the past year a large volume of material has been collected through excursions, reading, interviews, observations, experiments,listening, perusing, participating, scanning |
- | **In Progress**: Guerrilla Theatre (interview with Tassos Stevens), Sensorial Installations (interview with Renny O’Shea to be written up), Multi-Sensory Concerts( interview with Raewyn Turner to be written up), Tricksters (book was lost but now is found so am continuing review), Buddhist Philosophy, Social Networking, Blogs and digital connection tools. | + | This has been recorded in a **blog** http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/ |
- | Blog has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions | + | // **Reality creating, blurring |
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+ | //**as well as a number of other explorations, | ||
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+ | *** transdisciplinary facilitation** | ||
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+ | ** * meandering musings** | ||
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+ | *** reality challenging psychological sydromes** | ||
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+ | **The Blog** has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions and a small and loyal readership. There have been numerous requests for further information about the content, including requests for details about Foam and its other activities. People connect and contact each other through the site.Therefore it has already contributed to Foam’s aim of encouraging participation, | ||
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+ | === Experiments and Field Tests === | ||
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+ | In addition to this work a number of field tests have taken place in order to try out ideas found through research. Results were recorded in both the blog and the pages of this wiki. | ||
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+ | **one off experiments** | ||
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+ | Subverting xmas and creating hybrid decorations in a deprived neighbourhood | ||
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+ | Reactivating marginalised spaces using geo-cache and treasure hunt mechanisms | ||
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+ | **large scale hybrid story-ing ARG-like programmes** | ||
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+ | Awhiworld was an experiment that took place within a primary school involving 150 children aged 5 to 12 years old,11 teaching staff and a six month time frame: | ||
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+ | http://lib.fo.am/ | ||
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+ | === Literature Review === | ||
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+ | material has also been collected through an extensive literature review. Particularly targetted at transformational learning and educational frameworks. References for this reading are contained below. | ||
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+ | === The next section will summarise findings from all of these activities and discuss future implications and areas for further research === | ||
==== Discussion ==== | ==== Discussion ==== | ||
To be discussed | To be discussed | ||
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* Kegan, R. (1982) The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press. | * Kegan, R. (1982) The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press. | ||
* Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press. | * Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press. | ||
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