LOOPs · The Kinetic Alphabet Guide

Mirrored

In a mirrored LOOP, the second repetition’s pictographs reflect the first, which changes their rotation direction.

In this example, each column is reflected across a horizontal plane.

Letter α, alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand static hold at east.Letter A, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter A, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand pro-spin shift south to west.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift west to south.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter A, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter A, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift south to east; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift east to south; Red hand anti-spin shift west to north.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift south to west; Red hand anti-spin shift north to east. In this example, each column is reflected across a horizontal plane.Letter β, beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand static hold at west.Letter G, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand pro-spin shift west to north.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand pro-spin shift north to east.Letter S, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter G, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter S, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand pro-spin shift west to south.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift south to west. In GΘSZ, every rotation in the first half is clockwise. The mirrored half repeats the same letters counter-clockwise. The blue hand rests on Θ and Z, so you can watch the red hand's direction flip at the seam.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand static hold at north.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift west to north; Red hand static hold at north.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand pro-spin shift north to east.Letter C, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift south to east; Red hand static hold at north.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand static hold at north.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter C, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand anti-spin shift west to north.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift south to west; Red hand static hold at north. ZDCΣ travels through all three position families: gamma, beta, alpha. Its reflection walks the mirrored path with every rotation direction inverted.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand static hold at north.Letter W-, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand dash north to south.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to east; Red hand anti-spin shift south to west.Letter L, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift west to north.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand static hold at north.Letter W-, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand dash north to south.Letter B, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter L, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand static hold at north. W-BLΘ opens each half with a dash: the red hand cuts straight across while blue circles. The mirror survives a Type 3 letter unchanged.Letter α, alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand static hold at east.Letter J, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand pro-spin shift south to west.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift south to west; Red hand static hold at west.Letter Φ, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand static hold at west.Letter J, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand pro-spin shift west to south.Letter Θ, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand pro-spin shift south to east.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift south to east; Red hand static hold at east.Letter Φ, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand dash east to west; Red hand static hold at east. JΘZΦ opens with the hands circling in opposite directions at once. The mirrored half flips both: whatever ran clockwise comes back counter-clockwise, down to the closing Φ dash.

Rotated

In a rotated LOOP, each repetition ends in a rotated variation on its previous position.

In this example, there is a 90° rotation, finally returning to the start position (aka “home”).

Letter β, beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand static hold at south.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift south to west; Red hand pro-spin shift south to east.Letter Ψ, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand dash east to west.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Split-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand pro-spin shift west to south.Letter Ψ, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand dash south to north.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter Ψ, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand dash west to east.Letter D, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Split-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter Ψ, alpha (hands opposite) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand dash north to south. In this example, there is a 90° rotation, finally returning to the start position (aka “home”).Letter α, alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand static hold at west.Letter C, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift west to south.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand static hold at south.Letter V, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand anti-spin shift south to west; Red hand static hold at east.Letter C, alpha (hands opposite), Split-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift south to east; Red hand static hold at north.Letter V, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand anti-spin shift north to east; Red hand static hold at west. This 4-letter word repeats rotated 180°. The blue hand circles counter-clockwise the whole way through (it never changes direction) while the red hand answers clockwise on every other step and rests between.Letter β, beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand static hold at west.Letter I, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift west to south; Red hand pro-spin shift west to south.Letter Ψ-, beta (hands together). Blue hand dash south to north; Red hand dash south to north.Letter I, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter Ψ-, beta (hands together). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand dash west to east.Letter I, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter Ψ-, beta (hands together). Blue hand dash north to south; Red hand dash north to south.Letter I, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift south to east; Red hand pro-spin shift south to east.Letter Ψ-, beta (hands together). Blue hand dash east to west; Red hand dash east to west. IΨ- repeats rotated 90°: each two-step slice lands a quarter of the way around the grid, coming home after four repetitions.Letter β, beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand static hold at south.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash south to north; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter R, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Λ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash east to west; Red hand static hold at north.Letter Y, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand static hold at north.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash north to south; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter R, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift south to west; Red hand anti-spin shift west to south.Letter Λ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand static hold at south.Letter Y, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand static hold at south. Δ-RΛY repeats rotated 180°. Nothing flips. Every rotation in both halves runs clockwise, and the pattern simply picks itself up and lands halfway around the grid.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand static hold at west.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand anti-spin shift west to south.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand static hold at south.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift west to south; Red hand static hold at east.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift south to east; Red hand static hold at north.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter Σ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand static hold at west. XΣ repeats rotated 90°. The hands strictly alternate: red moves on every X while blue holds, and blue answers on every Σ. Each two-step slice sets the pattern down a quarter of the way around.

Swapped

In a swapped LOOP, each repetition swaps the roles of right/left.

Though the prop’s shapes look the same, this swap changes the body motion significantly.

Letter β, beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand static hold at south.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash south to north; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter T, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Q, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift west to north; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter Z-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand dash north to south; Red hand anti-spin shift west to south.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand anti-spin shift south to east; Red hand dash south to north.Letter T, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter Q, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand anti-spin shift west to north.Letter Z-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift west to south; Red hand dash north to south. Though the prop’s shapes look the same, this swap changes the body motion significantly.Letter α, alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand static hold at west.Letter Δ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand static hold at west.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift north to west; Red hand static hold at west.Letter Ω, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift west to north.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift north to east.Letter Δ, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Z, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at west; Red hand anti-spin shift north to west.Letter Ω, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand anti-spin shift west to north; Red hand static hold at west.Letter X, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Blue hand anti-spin shift north to east; Red hand static hold at west. In ΔZΩX, only one hand moves at a time. The second repetition trades parts: every motion the blue hand played, the red hand takes, and the resting hand answers. Each motion is an anti-spin.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand static hold at east.Letter U, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift south to east; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter Y, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand static hold at north.Letter F, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to west; Red hand anti-spin shift north to east.Letter Θ-, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter U, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift east to north; Red hand anti-spin shift south to east.Letter Y, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand static hold at north; Red hand pro-spin shift east to north.Letter F, beta (hands together) to alpha (hands opposite), Together-Opposite timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift north to east; Red hand pro-spin shift north to west.Letter Θ-, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand dash west to east. UYFΘ- keeps both hands moving. At the halfway point they trade parts: the blue hand picks up exactly what red played on step one, and red takes blue's.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at east; Red hand static hold at north.Letter R, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand pro-spin shift north to east.Letter Y-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand dash north to south; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter G, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift south to west; Red hand pro-spin shift south to west.Letter Σ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift west to north; Red hand dash west to east.Letter R, gamma (right angle), Quarter-Opposite timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift north to east; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Y-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand dash north to south.Letter G, beta (hands together), Together-Same timing. Blue hand pro-spin shift south to west; Red hand pro-spin shift south to west.Letter Σ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand pro-spin shift west to north. In RY-GΣ-, every rotation runs clockwise from start to finish. What trades is the dash: blue cuts across on the first pass, and on the repeat the red hand takes the cut.Letter γ, gamma (right angle). Blue hand static hold at south; Red hand static hold at west.Letter Y-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand pro-spin shift south to east; Red hand dash west to east.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand anti-spin shift east to north; Red hand dash east to west.Letter Z-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand anti-spin shift north to east; Red hand dash west to east.Letter Σ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash east to west; Red hand pro-spin shift east to south.Letter Y-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand pro-spin shift south to east.Letter Δ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand dash east to west; Red hand anti-spin shift east to north.Letter Z-, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Blue hand dash west to east; Red hand anti-spin shift north to east.Letter Σ-, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Blue hand pro-spin shift east to south; Red hand dash east to west. Every step of Y-Δ-Z-Σ- splits the work: one hand circles while the other cuts straight across. At the halfway point the parts trade: step five hands red's dash to blue and gives red the circle.