Hi, (live:1s)[welcome to //bloom//.]
(live:2.5s)[Bloom is a game where you build a forest.]
(live: 5s)[Specifically, the forest of your dreams.]
(live: 8s)[//Dream// can mean lots of different things. ]
(live: 11s)[Maybe you'll create a forest you dream of. ]
(live: 14s)[Or grow a forest of your (text-style:"sway")[nightmares]. ]
(live: 18s)[Or craft a forest of the] (live: 19s)[surreal, ](live: 20s)[strange,] (live:21s)[impossible. ]
(live: 23s)[ [[Next ->intro2]] ]
Over the next half hour (live: 3s)[(maybe less, maybe more)](live: 5s)[the (dropdown: bind _origin, "three", "four", "five", "many", "two") of you are going to create a forest together.]
(live: 8s)[This forest will be made of snapshots](live: 11s)[ - images,](live: 12s)[ film, ](live: 13s)[music, ](live: 14s)[words, ](live: 15s)[silence, ](live: 16s)[space, ](live: 17s)[sounds. ]
(live: 20s)[Your blank canvas is blank right now,](live: 22s)[ but as you play,](live: 24s)[ your forest will bloom there.](live: 27s)[ It's as though the forest is obscured,](live: 30s)[ lost in smoke,](live: 31s)[ or haze,](live: 32s)[ in the night,](live: 33s)[ in the depths of your memories.]
(live: 36s)[ As you play,](live: 38s)[ you will illuminate it. ]
(live: 40s)[ [[Next ->rules2]] ]
Bloom has 13 rounds.
(live: 3s)[In each round you'll add something to your blank canvas, ](live: 6s)[with each round you'll make your forest a little clearer. ]
(live: 9s)[You'll be given a prompt to respond to, ](live: 12s)[use it to reveal or create a part of your forest.](live: 15s)[ You can use your prompt in any way you want. ]
(live: 18s)[[[I'll show you what I mean ->arch]] ]
Now you know how to reveal and create, it's time for ''the rules'':
(live: 3s)[Bloom is played with a single die.](live: 5s)[ You can either roll a real physical one, ](live: 7s)[or use an online tool, ](live: 9s)[ like this (link: "here")[(goto-url:'https://freeonlinedice.com/')]. ]
(live: 11s)[The 13 rounds are 13 dice rolls. ]
(live: 14s)[Dice rolls will shape how you reveal/create your forest: ]
(live: 19s)[A ''1'' means reveal/create something you ''see''. ]
(live: 24s)[A ''2'' means reveal/create something you ''hear''. ]
(live: 29s)[A ''3'' means reveal/create something you ''touch''. ]
(live: 33s)[A ''4'' means reveal/create something that ''makes you feel''.](live: 37s)[ Go for a strong emotion - fear, love, awe. ]
(live: 41s)[A ''5'' means reveal/create something that ''makes you think''.](live: 45s)[ Something that puzzles you? asks you a question? makes you wonder? ]
(live: 49s)[A ''6'' means reveal/create something that ''impacts how you behave''.](live: 53s)[ Maybe it shapes what you're able to do, or what you want to do. ]
(live: 57s)[You could decide that everyone plays every round.]
(live: 60s)[Or you could take turns.]
(live: 62s)[Up to you.]
(live: 64s)[ [[Next]] ]
One final thing.
(live: 2s)[We can't see through the fog or the haze,](live: 5s)[ or into the depths of your memories.](live: 9s)[ But word of the forest has made its way to us.]
(set: $one to (random: 1, 17))(set: $two to (random: 1, 15))(set: $three to (random: 1, 12))(set: $four to (random: 1, 13))(set: $five to (random: 1, 11))(set: $six to (random: 1, 10))
(live: 16s)[//someone once described it as: //(if: $two is 1)[sensibly ](elseif: $two is 2)[monotonously ](elseif: $two is 3)[apparently ](elseif: $two is 4)[seamlessly ](elseif: $two is 5)[forlornly ](elseif: $two is 6)[suspiciously ](elseif: $two is 7)[evidently ](elseif: $two is 8)[terribly ](elseif: $two is 9)[unexpectedly ](elseif: $two is 10)[permanently ](elseif: $two is 11)[extremely ](elseif: $two is 12)[agreeably ](elseif: $two is 13)[ceremonially ](elseif: $two is 14)[organically ](elseif: $two is 15)[peculiarly ](if: $one is 1)[unrepentant](elseif: $one is 2)[parasitical](elseif: $one is 3)[easygoing](elseif: $one is 4)[lush](elseif: $one is 5)[inhuman](elseif: $one is 6)[demonic](elseif: $one is 7)[fantastic](elseif: $one is 8)[institctive](elseif: $one is 9)[instantaneous](elseif: $one is 10)[peculiar](elseif: $one is 11)[overpowering](elseif: $one is 12)[mechanistic](elseif: $one is 13)[grotesque](elseif: $one is 14)[aquatic](elseif: $one is 15)[tranquil](elseif: $one is 16)[human](elseif: $one is 17)[volcanic] ]
(live: 20s)[//but others have also said its:// (if: $four is 1)[extremely ](elseif: $four is 2)[bizarrely ](elseif: $four is 3)[entirely ](elseif: $four is 4)[impulsively ](elseif: $four is 5)[apparently ](elseif: $four is 6)[passionately ](elseif: $four is 7)[eternally ](elseif: $four is 8)[suspiciousy ](elseif: $four is 9)[naturally ](elseif: $four is 10)[strictly ](elseif: $four is 11)[excessively ](elseif: $four is 12)[wretchedly ](elseif: $four is 13)[naively ](if: $three is 1)[transient](elseif: $three is 2)[versatile](elseif: $three is 3)[turbulent](elseif: $three is 4)[buoyant](elseif: $three is 5)[controversial](elseif: $three is 6)[sensuous](elseif: $three is 7)[savage](elseif: $three is 8)[profound](elseif: $three is 9)[stormy](elseif: $three is 10)[tempestuous](elseif: $three is 11)[mystical](elseif: $three is 12)[slippery] ]
(live: 23s)[//and: //(if: $six is 1)[permanently ](elseif: $six is 2)[eternally ](elseif: $six is 3)[wholly ](elseif: $six is 4)[humbly ](elseif: $six is 5)[greenest ](elseif: $six is 6)[imperishably ](elseif: $six is 7)[timidly ](elseif: $six is 8)[spongy ](elseif: $six is 9)[vehmently ](elseif: $six is 10)[altogether ](if: $five is 1)[ephemeral](elseif: $five is 2)[frivolous](elseif: $five is 3)[poetic](elseif: $five is 4)[fiery](elseif: $five is 5)[supple](elseif: $five is 6)[feral](elseif: $five is 7)[syrupy](elseif: $five is 8)[rebellious](elseif: $five is 9)[delicate](elseif: $five is 10)[cryptic](elseif: $five is 11)[disturbing] ]
(live: 26s)[You can trust these words or doubt them.]
(live: 28s)[You can use these to shape how you play, or leave them here.]
(live: 31s)[Your forest, your call.]
(live: 34s)[ [[Next->finalplay]] ]
Travel to your blank canvas and off you go.
(live: 2s)[13 rolls to create your forest. ]
(live: 5s)[Dice Rolls:
''1'' for things you ''see''
''2'' for things you ''hear''
''3'' for things you ''touch''
''4'' for things that make you ''feel''
''5'' for things that make you ''think''
''6'' for things that change how you ''behave'' ]
(live: 10s)[ If it helps to know, your forest has been described as: (if: $two is 1)[''sensibly'' ](elseif: $two is 2)[''monotonously'' ](elseif: $two is 3)[''apparently'' ](elseif: $two is 4)[''seamlessly'' ](elseif: $two is 5)[''forlornly'' ](elseif: $two is 6)[''suspiciously'' ](elseif: $two is 7)[''evidently'' ](elseif: $two is 8)[''terribly'' ](elseif: $two is 9)[''unexpectedly'' ](elseif: $two is 10)[''permanently'' ](elseif: $two is 11)[''extremely'' ](elseif: $two is 12)[''agreeably'' ](elseif: $two is 13)[''ceremonially'' ](elseif: $two is 14)[''organically'' ](elseif: $two is 15)[''peculiarly'' ](if: $one is 1)[''unrepentant''](elseif: $one is 2)[''parasitical''](elseif: $one is 3)[''easygoing''](elseif: $one is 4)[''lush''](elseif: $one is 5)[''inhuman''](elseif: $one is 6)[''demonic''](elseif: $one is 7)[''fantastic''](elseif: $one is 8)[''institctive''](elseif: $one is 9)[''instantaneous''](elseif: $one is 10)[''peculiar''](elseif: $one is 11)[''overpowering''](elseif: $one is 12)[''mechanistic''](elseif: $one is 13)[''grotesque''](elseif: $one is 14)[''aquatic''](elseif: $one is 15)[''tranquil''](elseif: $one is 16)[''human''](elseif: $one is 17)[''volcanic'']
but others have also said its: (if: $four is 1)[''extremely'' ](elseif: $four is 2)[''bizarrely'' ](elseif: $four is 3)[''entirely'' ](elseif: $four is 4)[''impulsively'' ](elseif: $four is 5)[''apparently'' ](elseif: $four is 6)[''passionately'' ](elseif: $four is 7)[''eternally'' ](elseif: $four is 8)[''suspiciousy'' ](elseif: $four is 9)[''naturally'' ](elseif: $four is 10)[''strictly'' ](elseif: $four is 11)[''excessively'' ](elseif: $four is 12)[''wretchedly'' ](elseif: $four is 13)[''naively'' ](if: $three is 1)[''transient''](elseif: $three is 2)[''versatile''](elseif: $three is 3)[''turbulent''](elseif: $three is 4)[''buoyant''](elseif: $three is 5)[''controversial''](elseif: $three is 6)[''sensuous''](elseif: $three is 7)[''savage''](elseif: $three is 8)[''profound''](elseif: $three is 9)[''stormy''](elseif: $three is 10)[''tempestuous''](elseif: $three is 11)[''mystical''](elseif: $three is 12)[''slippery'']
and: (if: $six is 1)[''permanently'' ](elseif: $six is 2)[''eternally'' ](elseif: $six is 3)[''wholly'' ](elseif: $six is 4)[''humbly'' ](elseif: $six is 5)[''greenest'' ](elseif: $six is 6)[''imperishably'' ](elseif: $six is 7)[''timidly'' ](elseif: $six is 8)[''spongy'' ](elseif: $six is 9)[''vehmently'' ](elseif: $six is 10)[''altogether'' ](if: $five is 1)[''ephemeral''](elseif: $five is 2)[''frivolous''](elseif: $five is 3)[''poetic''](elseif: $five is 4)[''fiery''](elseif: $five is 5)[supple](elseif: $five is 6)[feral](elseif: $five is 7)[''syrupy''](elseif: $five is 8)[''rebellious''](elseif: $five is 9)[''delicate''](elseif: $five is 10)[''cryptic''](elseif: $five is 11)[''disturbing''] ]
(live: 15s)[ [[We've created our forest]] ]
Bloom has been created for a group of 3-5 people to play together, (live: 3s)[remotely, ](live: 4s)[online.] (live: 6s)[You could play with more people,](live: 8s)[ or less.]
(live: 10s)[To play: ]
(live: 12s)[* You’ll need a video or voice calling tool: (link: "Skype")[(goto-url:'https://www.skype.com/en/')], (link: "Zoom")[(goto-url:'https://zoom.us/')] or (link: "Google Meet")[(goto-url: 'https://meet.google.com/')], to keep in touch. ](live: 17s)[* And you’ll need a collaborative cloud tool: like (link: "miro")[(goto-url: 'https://miro.com/')], (link: "jamboard")[(goto-url: 'https://jamboard.google.com/')] or (link: "padlet")[(goto-url: 'https://en-gb.padlet.com/dashboard')].](live:21s)[Your collaborative cloud tool will act as a blank canvas of sorts, ](live: 23s)[it’s here you’ll build your forest.](live: 25s)[ For ease, we'll call the tool your //blank canvas// from now on.]
(live:29s)[Choose your tools, and once you’re technically set up, we can [[begin]]. ]Let's give it a go.
(live: 2s)[Prologue:]
(live: 4s)[As you're entering the forest, you walk through an arch.](live: 7s)[ From one angle it looks as though it's made of grey crumbling stone, ](live: 12s)[but when you glance back, ](live: 15s)[you see tangled vines, ](live: 18s)[bulbous and glistening. ]
(live: 22s)[Take 1 minute each and find a snapshot (an image, a sound, a video clip) to reveal/create the arch on your blank canvas.
Once you all have something, add it to the blank canvas together.
You can talk about it if you want.
You don't have to say anything.
[[Next ->Move on]] ]<center>
Thanks for revealing and remembering.
Spend as long in your forest as you want.
With love,
Mel
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