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20 teams insitu
3 universities designing
3 cities playing
Joining the game:
• China and the Institute of Technology, Art and Design of Suzhou
• France and the InSitu LAB of Design Department Le Corbusier High School of Strasbourg
• Poland and the Interior Design University of the Academy of Fine Arts of Cracow

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Gap Game aims at confronting methods, points of views and cultures.

While wandering about a district, while roaming the city, students will take notes of their journey and draw a map out of it. They will notice hollow places, spaces, empty places… These might be 5 sqcm, other 50 sqm wide. The students will choose of these « gaps », or maybe a series of gaps which look alike, and they will imagine a play area. It could be a play area for children, or for adults, a playground, in relationship with its surroundings, insitu interaction. Let’s create, let’s install and let’s play! 

Day 1, on the site
“The way I take notes allows me to fantasize spaces ”.
Maps are drawn during the day
Drawings identify gaps

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Day 2, at school
“Energy=Yes! Quality=No!” T. Hirschhorn
Sketches and ideas of games appear.

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Day 3, at school and on site
“Everything can be transformed into a game. And all games can stop being one” R. Caillois
Make, assemble, with the required materials taking into account the connexion to be established both with the player and the « gap ». 

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Day 4, at school and on site
“Test it, make it, improve it, destroy it, make another one…”
Experimenting and completion.

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Day 5, on the site
PLAY!
Exhibition on site.