Colorful Creativity Game

It is not difficult to draw parallels with urbanism, as buildings and space are often the results that come from using LEGO bricks. The process of assembling these bricks is reminiscent of architecture. It starts with simple elements which, by the very way they are stacked and the strict order of the studs, determine the way they are assembled, limiting the number of va­riations. An understanding of scale, quantity, symmetry, basic pat­terns, and geometry is essential. It is perhaps the scale that is most important, because with the right scale we can use any shape or colour of a brick to get close enough to reality. Besides, in the pro­cess of building with bricks, the space is rasterised, pixelated, and abstracted. The builder is therefore trying to get closer to his idea within the rules of the game he is struggling with, just as architects and urban planners do when faced with spatial regulations, tech­nical guidelines, or norms. And just as the LEGO builder follows the instructions, the actual builder follows the plan. The process of assembling is special, however, because it is an additive process, where elements are always being added and combined with each other; but when disassembling, we encounter several problems. The additive process is also special because it makes it impossible to simply go back to the previous steps, so that combining two bricks requires a, let's say, serious engineering consideration. This makes it much easier to assemble than to disassemble the bricks, which can be a real challenge, sometimes requiring breaking a part of the model and going back several steps.