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Cadavre Exquis

An online version of the famous Surrealist game, "the exquisite corpse." In the traditional game, someone creates a drawing and folds over the top portion of the paper, leaving only the very bottom edge of the drawing visible. The paper is then passed to another person, who continues the drawing based on the small part of the previous drawing that they can see. In this version, individuals draw using their mouse on an HTML5 canvas. When they save their drawing, they get a unique URL, which they send to a friend. Their friend sees the bottom portion of the drawing and is invited to continue the piece. The drawing can be sent to multiple people, all of whom can contribute to the final product, which is displayed in an online public gallery. Live site