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A circle still needs a beginning when order matters

This exercise uses four fictional scene cards: Arrival, Workshop, Garden and Lookout. They are arranged around a circle on a sheet of paper. The intended story begins with Arrival and proceeds clockwise. The arrangement is an editorial reading plan, not a floor plan, accessible route or record of observed visitor behaviour.

Four card positions in the Orbioma scene planArrival: startWorkshopGardenLookoutClockwise ↻Paper reading plan, not a floor plan

01

Give each position a label and a scene

Place Arrival at the top, Workshop at the right, Garden at the bottom and Lookout at the left. Record those positions in a small table beside the drawing. Mark Arrival as the starting card rather than expecting a reader to infer the beginning from page position. The scene titles identify the cards, while position describes where they are placed in this version. Keeping the two fields separate makes it possible to rearrange the same scenes later without losing their identities or silently changing the intended sequence.

Explicit reading order in the Orbioma scene plan1. Arrival2. Workshop3. Garden4. LookoutThe text list preserves the same order

02

Write the reading order independently of the drawing

Record Arrival, then Workshop, then Garden, then Lookout as a numbered list. Add a clockwise arrow to the circular overview. The list supplies a text alternative to the visual arrangement and makes the intended sequence explicit. Decide whether Lookout links back to Arrival or ends the story. For this version, it ends the sequence; the circular outline is a composition device, not an instruction to repeat indefinitely. If a later version adds a return link, record that as a deliberate editorial change.

The stopping rule in the Orbioma scene planLast card: LookoutReturn link: none in this versionStop after card 4A circular layout need not loop

03

Hand over both the layout and the stopping rule

The reusable plan contains card identifier, scene title, position, starting card, direction, ordered list and stopping rule. Include a version label so an illustrator can tell which arrangement the brief describes. A reviewer could try following the sequence from the sheet and note any ambiguity, but no such review is claimed here. If the concept becomes a physical exhibit, its layout and access requirements need separate assessment. This worksheet preserves the story order; it does not establish how people will move through a real space.

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