Who: A single group of 5 – 20 people.
Where: A room large enough to hold the entire group, or outside (but not with lots of people standing around watching, as participants may get a bit embarrassed).
Objectives:
- To use your imagination
- To get to know each other
Leaders’ Hint: This game rewards the people who are the most imaginative
Instructions: Participants are to become parts of a large imaginary machine. One person acts out a repetitive motion or sound of a machine part. One by one other arts are added to the machine until the whole groups is involved. An example would be an engine with people playing the roles of:
- Starter
- A wheel
- Pistons
- Moving Handle etc
Variation:
Breaking the group up, one group becomes a machine and the other group has to guess what sort of a machine it is, then vice-versa.
Conclusion:
This exercise requires a fair amount of imagination, but can also be a lot of fun if the people really get into the acting.