On http://coudal.com they host a game called Layer Tennis. You can probably guess what it is, but here's the explanation from their website:
We'll be playing matches using video, animation, sound, photos, type and lots more, but the basic idea is the same no matter what tools are in use. Two competitors will swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley” and then we post it to the site live. A third participant, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens. A match lasts for ten volleys and when it's complete, Season Ticket Holders tell us what they think and we'll declare a winner, so sign up today.
I don't usually like the look of what the players come up with, and most of the time there's some sort of joke or concept that they play around with. But it's a nice idea.
As for us, I'm more interested in the way the image could develop and grow. We both use Photoshop and Illustrator and can both draw, so we'll have no technical problems. If we forget all the competitive/time schedule stuff of Layer Tennis, but focus on reacting to/adding to/constructing a strong image and bouncing off of each other then it could become a good way for us to process and generate our ideas/imagery. We could both come up with an image to start with (as you've just done with your b+w pattern) and send the original files back and fourth, adding/adjusting/manipulating them every time - the key being to react to what the other has created. But in general, no rules I reckon.
If we did this with maybe 10 different images, we'd very quickly generate a lot of ideas and have something to develop.
Of course, it might not work... but worth a try. What do you think?
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