ARTEFACTCARDS,
SPACIALRANGES
&FLOWENGINES
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…IFTHEPROBLEMISINFRONTOFYOU
SPATIALRANGESKELLER,2004
1.PRECISION
HELPING
CREATE
MOMENTS
OFINTENSE
FOCUS
2.LAYOUT
USING
PERIPHERAL
VISION
ANDTHE
SEEMINGLY
UNCONNECTED
KLEON,2013
API CARDS
3.ATMOSPHERE
CONSTANT
VISIBLE
REMINDERS
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THEINTERNET?
SPATIALRANGESKELLER,2004
PRECISION LAYOUT ATMOSPHERE
FLOWENGINES
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FLOWENGINE
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“YOUKNOWTHATWHATYOU
NEEDTODOISPOSSIBLETODO,
EVENTHOUGHDIFFICULT,AND
SENSEOFTIMEDISAPPEARS.
YOUFORGETYOURSELF.
YOUFEELPARTOF
SOMETHINGLARGER.”
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HIGHCONSEQUENCES
RICHENVIRONMENT
EMBODIMENT
KOTLER,2014
STARTING
EXPLORING
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WHATHAPPENSIFIDON’T?
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SOURCE:GAMASUTRA
DIFFICULTY
METHOD
TIME
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NOVELTY
COMPLEXITY
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ATTENTION?
CONSTRUCTIONISM
PAPERT,1987
HIGH
CONSEQUENCES
EMBODIMENT
RICH
ENVIRONMENT
JUSTTHREE
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TRIGGERS?
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WHATAREWEGOINGTODO?
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EXPLAINTOYOURNEIGHBOUR
START1.2
HOWAREWEGOINGTODOIT?
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SETEXPECTATIONSFORATMOSPHERE
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PLAYBACKTHECHALLENGEINPHYSICAL
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ORIENTATEAROUNDTHEQUESTION
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SHOW&TELL?

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