Index

                             CONTENTS


 1 Foreword.....................................................8
 2 Narratives in Contemporary Contexts.........................11
 3 Partners....................................................13

4. PHYSICAL NARRATIVES

 4.1 What is a Physical Narrative?.............................20
 4.2 Unattended Luggage........................................41
 4.3 Stored in a BankVault/ ImTresor - der Schein trügt........53
 4.4 The Kitchen...............................................63

5. ALTERNATE REALITY NARRATIVES

 5.1 Borrowed Scenery: Cultivating an Alternate Reality........70
 5.2 Alternate Reality Tutorials...............................86
 5.3 Alternate Reality Games Tutorial..........................89
 5.4 The Story of Tarot........................................98
 5.5 Approaching the Inexplicable.............................106
 5.6 Arboreal Identity........................................110
 5.7 Vegetal Culture Degustation..............................114

6. NARRATIVE STRATEGIES

 6.1 Improving Reality........................................126
 6.2 ACT Otherwise: A Harbourside Meeting of Ingenious Minds..131
 6.3 Data Ecologies 2012: The Map and the Territory...........136
 6.4 Future Perspectives......................................142

 People.......................................................148
 Notes and Further Reading....................................151
 Image Details................................................158