I did this exercise with Tomas, a Slovakian circus artist and fellow HIVER. I didn’t talk much with him before this exercise. The moment was very interesting: we discussed through writing full sentences and adding some drawings when needed. I know more about him, about his work and his tastes in video games, as well as him getting to know more about mine and what I do in serious games.
This activity felt good because we really had the time to introduce ourselves without feeling like we take too much time or we bother one another. As Tomas said it we had a real conversation rather than introducing ourselves in a few words as we did when we arrived.
This icebreaker is interesting as it leads the participants to be wary of the interlocutors’ body language. Does my interlocutor smile? Will we get closer as the conversation goes? We were face to face at the beginning then side by side. We really laughed during this activity. Every table had its own method: we wrote a lot, others were standing and drawing.