How is the assigned activity interpreted
1) In my project, play is defined as the support of conversation through the practice of small group interaction.
(I am going to be exploring the parallel between an extension of surface and an extension of invitation to sit down and join a conversation. I want to consider how to multiply a surface or a chair to create space for the invitation)
Folding Methods Research
2) Aside from being a requirement of the project, the folding function (in my case storing multiples, concealing more than one chair) is needed for the purpose of withholding the invitation until the situation presents itself.
(I need to question at what point does it become an invitation vs. an offer that is always there? Thus, exlusion is a necessary part of an invitation.)
Persona (Phase 1)
3) This chair is of value to the user because it allows them to encourage genuine open community. It allows them to extend an invitation for others to sit and join them while alleviating the brokenness and insecurity that might exist if an invitation was otherwise not offered. (The body language of invitation will be considered.)
Aesthetics
4) The scheme for why the chair looks the way it does is because it needs to look inviting
(perhaps with the use of color) yet inconspicuous (in the sense that you cannot tell right away that there are multiple chairs in one) in order for the grand gesture of “offering another chair” to seem like a substantial and meaningful offer.
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