interval between being invited to act and the action itself. In order to explore the full potential of ƚŚĞ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĂů ŝŶ Ă ĨĂŝƌ ǁĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ is that we use this time to dedicate ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ĚĞƐͲƐĐŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĂLJ ĞŵĞƌŐĞ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͕ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƐŬ ŽĨ ŶŽƚŝĐŝŶŐ͕ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ĂƐŝĚĞ͕ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŐĞ ƚŽ ͞ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŬŶŽǁ͟ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ͞ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ͟ what the accident “is” or “means”. Let us spend this interval stopping-again, ĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ĂƐ Ă ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚƐ ;ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽĨ Ă ůĂƌŐĞƌ ĐŽĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞͿ ƚŽ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ of “defragmentation” or “fractalization” that operates within the spiral of “whathow-where-when”. dŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ dividing the present into subjective and objective elements: between what the ͞/͟ ƚŚŝŶŬƐͬĨĞĞůƐͬǁĂŶƚƐͬŝŵĂŐŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚ ͞ŽďũĞĐƚŝǀŝƚLJ͟ ŽĨ ͞ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͘͟ dŚŝƐ is neither about listing the “properties” of the environment nor the “possibilities” of “points of view”. Rather, it is about ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͞ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐͲ properties” of the relation, of the potential fittings between the reliefs and the contingent tendencies that manifest there and turn the situation into a force field. An
ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂĨĨŽƌĚĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂƌƌLJ ĂƐ Ă ƚĞŶĚĞŶĐLJ ĂŶ ͞ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ͟ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ͞ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ͟ ;ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ͕ ŶŽƌ ŽŶůLJ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJͿ͘ dŽ notice the affordances is not a reflection ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶ͖ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ Ă ͞ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐͲĂĐƚŝŽŶ͕͟ Ă ŐĞƐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƉƵƚƚŝŶŐͲ together and “with”, “hologramming” a ďŽĚLJͲƚŽͲďŽĚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ Ă ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůLJ ĚŝĨĨĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĞdžĞĐƵƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ͕ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘ This is the stop-motion unfolding between ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ ZĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ͘ KŶůLJ ĂĨƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚĂŬĞŶ͕ ĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ƌĞƚƌŽĂĐƚŝǀĞůLJ ƚĂŬĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ;ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌͿĞĨĨĞĐƚƵĂƚĞĚ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ all the possible worlds that the accidentĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ͕ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ activated. Finding the Game: the Common Plane ^Ž ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĨŝƌƐƚ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚǁŽ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͖ Ă ĨŝƌƐƚ ĐŽŵͲƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĂƚ relation, new affordances emerge once again, a little more complex to notice, because it is no longer a matter of noticing what an autonomous position offers, but the relation between autonomous ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ ʹ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ŝŶ ĐŽͲ ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂŵďŝĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ͘
KƵƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĨŝŶĚ Ă ďƌĞĂĐŚ ǁŚĞƌĞ to establish a relation with that relation: ƚŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ Relation. “Relation of relations”, which is ƚŽ ƐĂLJ͗ ŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƉůĂŶĞ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƐ Ă “suggestion” for a possible common plane, ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ “accomplish” it – in the double sense of ͞ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ĞŵďŽĚLJŝŶŐ it”. Hence finding the game – or being ĨŽƵŶĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ʹ ŝŵƉůŝĞƐ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞŵĞƌŐĞ͗ Ă ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ;ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶͿ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ;ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ WŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ ZĞůĂƚŝŽŶͿ͘ To avoid waste is a crucial part of the ͞ĞƚŚŝĐƐ ŽĨ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ͟ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ƚŚĞ whole game. To do with what we have and “diminish” assumptions, control and ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ďLJ Ă ĨĂŝƌ positioning and a careful handling, as ǁĞůů ĂƐ ďLJ Ă ŵŽĚĞ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĨŝƌƐƚ ŽĨ Ăůů ŐĂŵĞŬĞĞƉĞƌƐ ;ŶŽƚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ 'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ͞ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ͟ ʹ ǁŚŝĐŚ characterise competitive games – are out ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĂŵĞ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŽŶůLJ ǁŝŶ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ƚŽ ůŽƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŽŶůLJ ǁŝŶ ǁŚĞŶ ĞǀĞƌLJďŽĚLJ ǁŝŶƐ͘ If three positions and two relations are ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĨŝŶĚ Ă ŐĂŵĞͬĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƉůĂŶĞ͕ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ
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