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The Art of Choosing

Summary/Abstract: A review of the play/game Hedge Knights by Machina Ex, whose mechanics are based on the physical activity of the viewers/players (a play presented 11-13.04.2014 in the framework of the Play Instinct! festival). The task before the audience recalls an LARP (Live Action Role-Playing), where set roles are incarnated according to the requirements of the convention and the game system in order to develop a non-linear story. The viewers of Hedge Knights have to perform set tasks and solve problems inspired by point’n’click video games to push the action forward. The relationships between the protagonists, the particular attributes of the characters, and the course of the scenes are shaped in the decision-making process by audience and actors both.

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