Algorithm Dancing

If you search for "Algorithm March", you will find this particular song & dance that originated in Japan, wherein people begin a set of syncopated movements that result in funny interactive mechanics. It's a cute team exercise exhibiting creative group dynamics (which we like). Below is a version of an adapted dance created in New Zealand called "Algorithm Chores" (which we like even better).

A New Rube (Goldberg)

Couch Forts

A fundemental childhood development: fun & shelter built from found domestic resources. Creating an enclosed atmosphere of play within your living room. Inspired by basic human instincts. An environment is assembled, an ambiance is composed, an alternate reality set inside the most oridinary of settings. By nature the fort is exclusive, private. The question is begged; who is this fort for, and what (or who) does it protect against? The values and sensibilities of the builder are somehow implied in the act of construction. This is not simply a physical shelter. *Note: the close cousin; "Blanket Fort" (below).