Consequence Works · videotext · stage 1 pencil test
Bolas.
The three experiments of From Imagetext to Worldtext, acted out by ball-and-cord figures. The dissertation text runs on the right; the figures act it out on the left, beat by beat.
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key / nose arcbreakdown / right-hand arcpelvis arc
TEXT
Production record
Skeletal gate
X-sheet
Frm
Id
Exp
Root
LoA
Feet
Action
Stage 1 to Stage 2 handoff (current frame)
The argument connecting them
ThresholdWhat must be establishedCharacteristic failure
IWords operateAn utterance works within a situated activityThe output resembles the request but cannot support its purpose
IIModels become worldsRelations persist across encountersConvincing fragments fail to form a coherent environment
IIIDescription exceeds understandingConsequences remain inspectable and revisableLocally successful operations produce an opaque or harmful whole
Stage 2 (model sheets, slot attachments, rubber-hose overdraw, painted planes) opens only after a chapter's gate passes. Space plays and pauses; the arrow keys step one frame.