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Relationship to Core Wave
 "What is "inside" the limits of acceptable moves in Game 2 and what is "outside"
them?
How has our perception of the distinction between inside and outside changed
over
time. What is "ancient" and which ideas DON'T "transcend time"?
" -- Narada
Connection Tunnels
Alien Dream Time
The Meru Project
The Infinite Game
The Bridge
Highlight Quotes
"What we wish to explore with this Game are those artifacts of human
experience that have the qualities of endurance and/or recurrence over long
periods of
time. Things that last, things that have high quality, things that are very often
archetypal.
" -- From the Core Wave Definition for Game 2 by Erik Lundquist
Geographic Location
Tucson, Arizona
Images and Clips
Access and Distribution
Click for Game One.
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Main Submission
The Corewave for game 1 was "The Primary Distinction
Between Inside and Outside". This provoked 40 odd moves on the theme, with
subjects as varied as- jazz, advertising, X-men, the cross, madness, and so on.
Perhaps it was just beginners luck, but it seemed to work quite successfully as
an
interesting process for all concerned. As the first experiment in a public yearly
GBG I
think it was pretty good.
This brings up the rather urgent question for me of what is inside and what is
outside
the realms of acceptable material for a submission, as I think it is obviously less
clear
in game 2 what is supposed to be going on.
Perhaps I should point out I myself only stumbled across game 1 at about
halfway
through its year, and that I am not in anyway involved in the creation and
administration of corewave. I would actually like to thank them for being
inspired to
provide this experience for us as a way of sharing their own fascination with the
possibilities of the Game. There's a LOT of work gone into this, and I think the
players should respect this, and try to make their submissions add to the
artwork
Deeper
It seems that many of us do not have a great deal of time and energy
for
playing games of little consequence to our busy lives. The vision of the Glass
Bead
Game, of which Corewave is an interesting variation on the theme, is that it
should be
THE ultimate artform, more satisfying to its players than music is to musicians
for
instance. Now that's a big ask! But that's what I'm here for really, ultimately I
would
want to see a change in my life for the better from playing this game!
I played 4 moves in game 1, each of which represented a passionate interest of
the
moment, but I have noticed since that they continue to haunt my life in
unexpected
ways. I have seen 2 movies and listened to one audio recording that I probably
wouldnt have otherwise, through deliberately taking an interest in the moves of
other
players.
But more surprisingly, I was contacted by someone who read my
"Alchemical
Gold" move, and had a very interesting correspondance that continues to prove
fruitful. I even ended up taking a particular herbal medicine through a contact
made
in this way.
I also find my interest in the subject of my other moves has proved more
induring
than I would have expected- for instance, as a musician, I have arranged and
learned
to play the whole of Dark Side of the Moon on acoustic guitar, and discovered it
to be
the very best album for playing on late night cab shifts to mellow out drunken
revellers!
I would love to hear whether any of the other players from game1 have noticed
it
effecting their off-line lives?
Follow Ups
Thanks for an extremely creative and intriguing move. It's very nice to see
someone thinking "outside the box."
You ask: "This brings up the rather urgent question for me of what is inside and
what is outside the realms of acceptable material for a submission, as I think it
is obviously less clear in game 2 what is supposed to be going on."
These are great questions. While I, as the Game II GM, have not specifically
intended Game II and what is acceptable as a submission to be unclear, it is a
function of the manner in which I have been facilitating the Game II
experiment.
It has always been my intention to let the current Game aquire its own
momentum and meaning. For example, the answer to the question of what is
acceptable as a submission is subjective, a theme that has always been a
fundamental part of our angle on Glass Bead Games. We started Game II with a
core wave and a definition of the core wave, nothing else. In Game I, we started
with a dozen or so moves. These moves added a great deal of clarity and
direction to the first Game.
In Game II, I wanted to see less influence from the core wave team and, as a
result, more influence from the rest of the players.
While I would have very much liked to have had the time to create more Inner
Game pages sooner, I don't think that this will, in the end, have a detrimental
effect on the Game. In fact, on a subconscious level, it reflects my intentianally
hands off method.
I understand how meaningful Game I was for you. It was for me also. The
creation of the fish map for Game I was an exhilarating experience. Game II
has, for me, been a little less exhilarating and a little more overwhelming. The
Game has, in certain ways, fallen short of my expectations (and apparently
yours also) because of this. But then everything happens for a reason, and there
are certainly lessons to be learned. Perhaps we can learn to temper our
expectations. I know I have learned that a project like this takes discipline over
time, something which is personally difficult for me.
I believe that the most important reasons for the Game proceeding as it has will
be revealed to us only upon its conclusion, and I expect and hope that those
reasons and Game II in general will prove beneficial and meaningful.
I very much appreciate your patience with, support for, and continued
participation in Game II. This latest of your moves will certainly add very
positively to the Game and, I have a sneaking suspicion, will provide a basis for
the discovery of a central theme.
-- Cheers,
Erik J. Lundquist
Game II Facilitator
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