The slides from my intro to the workshop I facilitated together with Luca Rosati at the VIII Italian IA Summit in Bologna, Nov 2014. The slides deal with the general principles and the little story that was used as a catalyst for the exercise. I added a few notes for clarity.
10. (EMBODIMENT AS THE ROOT OF
OUR MAKING ARCHITECTURES,
BOTH IN PHYSICAL, DIGITAL,
AND BLENDED SPACES)
11.
12. (HERE I TELL A LITTLE STORY
ABOUT MOVING FROM SICILY TO
BOLOGNA, LANGUAGE AND
AFFORDANCES, AND HOW THE
WAY WE EXPERIENCE REALITY
IS PRIMARILY SPATIAL)
18. (AND HERE COMES THE MAIN
STORY AND THE SETUP FOR THE
EXERCISE. IT ALL REVOLVES
AROUND THE CHALLENGES WE
HAD TO OVERCOME TO SEND MY
DAUGHTER TO A SUMMER
SCHOOL IN FRANCE)
33. “HRMPF”
TO: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
FROM: SLIGHTLY ANNOYED PARENT
DEAR SCHOOL, HOW CAN I BOOK A
RATHER EXPENSIVE FLIGHT WHEN I DO
NOT EVEN KNOW IF YOU CAN ENROLL
MY DAUGHTER AT ALL?
THANKS
36. “HRMPF (II)”
TO: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
FROM: SLIGHTLY MORE ANNOYED PARENT
DEAR SCHOOL, APPARENTLY YOU DID NOT
RECEIVE MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE. QUESTION
WAS: HOW CAN I BOOK A RATHER EXPENSIVE
FLIGHT WHEN I DO NOT EVEN KNOW IF YOU
CAN ENROLL MY DAUGHTER AT ALL?
THANKS
68. HALLÓ!
TO: VERY ANNOYED PARENT
FROM: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
DEAR PARENT, PAY (INSANE AMOUNT
OF MONEY + 300 EUR) AND YOUR
DAUGHTER IS ENROLLED.
TX BYE
69. TO: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
FROM: HORRIBLY ANNOYED PARENT
DEAR SCHOOL, WHY SHOULD I PAY
300 EUR MORE THAN WHAT YOU
TOLD ME WHEN I CHECKED OUT?
F@#% YOU.
70. (10 MINUTES LATER)
TO: VERY ANNOYED PARENT
FROM: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
DEAR PARENT, YOU ALSO NEED THE
TAXI PICKUP WHICH COSTS 300 EUR
BOTH WAYS.
TX BYE (PAY IF YOU WANT IN)
72. THE VERY WEIRD PAYMENT WEBSITE
WELCOME TO PAYMENTS!
PLENTY OF GIBBERISH
CONFIRM. CLICK ONCE. WAIT.
IN CASE OF ERRORS, MAIL SOMEONE
73. (1 DAY LATER)
TO: HORRIBLY ANNOYED PARENT
FROM: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
DEAR PARENT, YOU PAID. GOOD.
COULD YOU PLEASE SCAN THE
MINOR’S PASSPORT AND SEND IT TO
THIS MAIL?
TX BYE
74. TO: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
FROM: NEANDERTHAL-MODE PARENT
DEAR SCHOOL, KINDLY GO #%&!
YOURSELVES. NO WAY I’M SENDING
HER PASSPORT TO YOU THIS WAY.
(DID I SAY F@#% YOU?)
77. HALLÓ!
TO: NEANDERTHAL-MODE PARENT
FROM: SCHOOL IN FRANCE
DEAR PARENT, NOT A PROBLEM. SHE
WILL HAND IT TO RECEPTION WHEN
SHE ARRIVES. IT’S GOING TO BE A
GREAT SUMMER CAMP!
TX BYE