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What I find intriguing is that the pattern merely acts as a background.. yet the plain wall at the start was already a background and did not discourage chaos.
by petercooper 9y ago
What I find intriguing is that the pattern merely acts as a background.. yet the plain wall at the start was already a background and did not discourage chaos.
Why does a plain background encourage chaos where a patterned background does not? My imagination may be in overdrive, but I think there are some interesting metaphors for why society works hidden in there.. :)
- rescripting 9y agoI wouldn't say one encourages chaos over another. The background is a simple pattern that emerges early on while the social dynamics of the "place" are being discovered by the participants. It's literally the simplest coherent thing you can create and requires virtually no communication between participants. As time goes on coalitions form, cooperation becomes explicit and you end up with more complex patterns (the rainbow) and art (the minion). You saw this same thing play out in /r/place too.