In some ways, my protocol here blends chance with
flarf. I built these comics with smart phone (iPhone) apps. My chance protocol was simple:
- I grabbed the nearest book next to me. I opened it at random and dropped my finger onto the page. I used the resulting word for a Google search.
- I selected the first four images that came up in an image search of that word.
- I selected a phrase from the first four site summaries that came up in a web search of the word.
- I selected a four panel layout in a strip generator and inserted the images and words in the order they came up in the search.
- My eye really only chose (a) the layout, (b) the abreviated phrase from the site summaries, and (c) the placement of the text in the image.
And this is the result:
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"Anything" | | | |
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"Examination" |
In the next variation on this protocol I want to get deeper into the Google searches rather than going with the first four. So. I think it is time to pull out the dice.
I think "Examination" is the more successful of the two. I an interested in seeing more of these.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that flarf could be used here! good work and good explanations!
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