DESIGN BY RUIN:
WORLD RECORDS
Part I, Breaking
In October 2020 the world record for the Fastest 100 metres You have a week.
solving a rotating puzzle cube (running a 100m sprint while
solving a Rubik’s cube) was broken by Andrey Maslov You must actively work together in your groups to share
(completing the challenge in 20.91 seconds). Speedeater techniques; everybody in a group should make at least one
Leah Shutkever set over 20 records in 2020, including most attempt and document it. You should also carefully plan
marshmallows (20) eaten in one minute (no hands), the how you document all record-breaking attempts for them to
most chicken nuggets eaten in three minutes (775.1 be valid. Please make sure these are recorded on your
grams), and fastest time to unwrap and eat a Chocolate blog.
Orange (57.14 seconds). In November, Muhammed Dileef
made the world’s largest marker pen (2745mm x 315mm), Bring evidence of your new world record (or attempts) to
and in the same month Ramkumar Sarangapani made the the group crits on Friday 22nd. This should be documented
smallest pack of playing cards (7mm x 5mm x 4.86mm) in a 1min video uploaded to your teams channel.
We will start 2021 by engaging with this strange world of The final two weeks of the brief will remain a secret, and
record breaking, and — by design — will set new records. you will receive further instructions on Tuesday 26th.
The brief is split into two parts. In the first part you will work
in groups of three to research world records, identify one,
and beat it.
M 18/1/21 T 19/1/21 W 20/1/21 T 21/1/21 F 22/1/21
10am Launch Tutorials Self directed Group crit: Show us
SB, SP, LH EH, NS, KM your broken record.
(1 min film clip)
Research records, YOU MUST CHOOSE
choose one, break it. YOUR RECORD BY SB, SP, LH,
NOW EH, NS, KM
Part II,
M 25/1/21 T 26/1/21 W 27/1/21 T 28/1/21 F 29/1/21
10am Methods & 10am Part II briefing All day: Tutorials
Processes SB, SP, LH, GLF drop-in SP, SB, LH
EH, NS, KM
A, Disassembling All day: GLF drop-in Self directed
B, Drawing
M 1/2/21 T 2/2/21 W 3/2/21 T 4/2/21 F 5/2/21
10am Methods & All day: Self directed 10am Sports day
Processes GLF drop-in (Presentations)
A, Drawing Self directed SP, SB, LH,
B, Disassembling EH, NS, KM
Reference: Sport-related films
Mickey Mouse Disney Tennis Racquet Escape to Victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G-k9JQ6n0o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_Victory
Radio Lab – Ghosts Football Past Days of Thunder
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/ghosts-football-past https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder
Radio Lab – Lose Lose The Mighty Ducks
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/arti- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Ducks
cles/lose-lose
Rollerball (1975)
Losers (documentary series) – episode Stone Cold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(1975_film)
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80198306
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Wacky Races https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1cnit1irjY
Happy Gilmore
Dog Tooth (film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Gilmore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sECUIZADIFo
Bettle of Sexes (2017)
Character analysis on American Psycho https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4622512/
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36JsZbCMoA)
I, Tonya (2017)
Red follows Yellow Follows...Klanglabor & Studio Moniker https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjf3RNdl6Qk ,
https://studiomoniker.com/projects/red-follows-yellow-fol- Unusual sport
lows-blue-follows-red) https://www.topendsports.com/sport/unusual/list.htm
Larp Design Glossary
E.g. “Bleed - When the feelings of the character impact on
the participant, or vica versa”
(https://nordiclarp.org/2019/09/03/larp-design-glossary/)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXNGFb2p90k)
3:05 explanation/comparison of character to real world
6:30 Larp meeting, making decision on storyline
Tino Sehgal - This Progress
“By setting the stage for a conversation, rather than opting
for more traditional one-way spectatorship, Sehgal puts the
spectator and the work on equal footing, eradicating the
implicit hierarchical relationship between the viewer and
the work of art.”
(https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/22502 , https://ww-
w.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/living-memory-ti-
no-sehgal-takes-over-pariss-palais-de-tokyo-with-300-perf
ormers-and-a-few-friends-7186/)
World Peace Game
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY8D7T0lteg)
