Brainstorm

Person --> Object <-- Person

Person <-- Object --> Person

Person <== Object ==> Person

Person _<== Object ==^> Person

Person -- Object --> Person

[Person] -- Object --> Person

[Person] <-- Object -- Person

Person <--> Object <--> Person

                /----->
Person --/ Object /-- Person
                   <----/

Obj[Person]ect <--> Obj[Person]ect

Person ⊃ Object ⊂ Person

Person --> [Object] <-- Person

Person/Object <--> Person

Person/Object <-- Person

Person/Object --------------> Person

Person/Object] ? <-- Person

Person ? Object ? Person

Keetra Dean Dixon (FromKeetra) - To-gather Together series

http://fromkeetra.com/posts.php?post=091

My evolving definition sees relational prosthetics (RPs) as straddling the boundary between generating symbolic meaning and facilitating participatory experience.  Assuming that the All-i-pops are not to be actually consumed, knowing that the hat/shoes piece (How about a little support?!) is near impossible to use, and seeing that the connected shirts piece (3shirt ---> Dress for the occasion) and the phone (Earphone) are likely meant only to be looked at, these pieces by FromKeetra are moving more toward the symbolic end of the spectrum.

Relational Prosthetics - Working Definition #1

Any physical object/interface whose primary function is to initiate and/or facilitate a face-to-face interaction/encounter--or at least a physically proximal engagement--between two or more people.


Some terms/phrases for further consideration (many taken from the quote from the previous post on Walther):


-active manipulation
-simple-use items
-"the sum of the object and the activation by the viewer...constituted the whole sculpture or work."