MIT | 2016
In social situations, meaningful interactions are often dependent on people’s relatability between memories and past experiences in order to create and grow connections.
Drawing from research on intimacy and anonymity in social situations, this game demonstrates how a physical object can trigger shared memories as a means to develop new social interactions.
1. Together, choose one story on the box.
2. Looking at the emotions listed on the box, agree on three of these that you think are conveyed by the story you chose.
3. Recount an experience you’ve shared with each other, modify that experience based on the three emotions of the story you read, and write your story on the box.
A player reads the rules to her partner.
Players read and select a story.
A player adds their team’s story to the game as her partner narrates.
Players satisfyingly reread their contribution to the game.