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[Michael Allan]

Alex understands the top-level design of the prototype.  I think he
also has domain requirements similar to yours David, because it
appears that his use cases place similar stresses on the design.  You
guys should talk, as Alex says.

David you mention "common goals".  Just quickly, here are my
longstanding goals:

  1. Start building the theory.
     a) Explore and document the theory in academic papers.
     b) Open a discourse with academics and other theoreticians.
  2. Finish prototyping the practice.
     a) Put the architectural documents in proper form.
     b) Prototype a UI client, such as crossforum theatre (hard).
     c) Prototype free-range drafting (easy).

Alex may also need 2a and 2b, so we're trying to coordinate.  I hope
to start shifting my work in that direction by next week.  (Just need
to catch up on emails Alex (including yours) and post a theory outline
first.)

Same for you David.  If you need anything under 1 or 2, then we can
try to coordinate.  But my intial impression is that you have other
priorities ("delivering an outcome for a client") and you see 1 and 2
as premature.

David Bovill wrote:
> ... the scope of any such project can easily be limited to
> delivering an outcome for a client - after which everyone can go
> back to their own thing taking whatever code, assets and experiences
> were generated by the work (as these would be open).

Without a complete, functional prototype we have nothing in principle
to deliver to anyone, never mind a paying client (if that's the hope).
We're still exploring the design possiblities, still pioneering.  I
doubt we're anywhere near any kind of a production stage, yet.  But I
guess it depends on what we put into it.  So if you want to accelerate
things, please consider putting stuff into the prototyping effort -
"after which", as you say, "everyone can go back to their own thing" -
you to your clients, Alex to his co-ops, I to my theory, and so forth.

-- 
Michael Allan

Toronto, +1 647-436-4521
http://zelea.com/