Andre, a member of the BRCP, introduced already in Leipzig his plans of quitting academia and building himself a place to work and live. He actually proceeded in his plan and updated per skype call.

• Instead of renting a workshop, he was able to find a local squat in an abandoned Firestone building that gives him space wihtout monetary contribution; instead he helps in maintaining and cleaning up the building. So he was able to set up a base for all his ideas while following a low-cost livestyle. The drawback is that nobody can predict how long the squat will be there and that all major decisions have to be made together with sometimes difficult people. However, so far there were no major problems and Andre is very happy about the situation!
• He is now in an experimental phase and just built the first kicker table. He can survive for about one year, then his present post-doc contract finishes. He wants to use this time to find out if he can sustain the current situation by selling the kickers.
• He is thinking about other projects besides the kickers, but he needs to see how much time there will be.
• When asked about possible educational plans Andre mentioned the non-trivial task of planning and building a kicker table, which already includes basic maths, physics and engineering etc.; education is thus provided through work in a direct inclusive manner