Zoom–Schwartz–Profigliano
An imaginary "ball" is passed by commands: Zoom — a regular pass to the addressee; Schwartz — return to the last passer; Profigliano — a tricky fake-out (you look at one, "send" to another — by the agreed rule). The whole point — tracking the rule of each command right now.
Full description
Setup and Launch
Set the shared rule: in the game there is one imaginary "ball" that is passed only by vocal commands. Briefly explain three commands and agree on a specific rule for Profigliano: you look at one person, "send" it to another.
Emphasize that attention is in the moment: what matters is tracking which command was spoken, and what it means right now for the chosen actors.
Flow
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Zoom — a regular pass to the addressee. The actor says "Zoom" and passes the "ball" to the chosen partner.
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Schwartz — return to the last passer. The one who received the "ball" sends it back to whoever passed it to them before.
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Profigliano — the fake-out. The actor looks at one person and "sends" it to another according to the pre-agreed rule.
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Continue alternating commands, keeping focus on the active rule of each one here and now.
Key rules
There is one imaginary 'ball' in the game, passed only by commands.
Agree on the formulations of Zoom, Schwartz, and the Profigliano rule before starting.
On Zoom — a regular pass to the addressee; on Schwartz — return to the last passer.
For Profigliano: look at one person, 'send' to another — strictly following the agreed rule.
Keep attention on which command was spoken and what it means right now.
Context
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