▁such ▁as ▁lip og rams ▁( P ere c ' s ▁novel ▁A ▁Void ) ▁and ▁pal ind rom es , ▁the ▁group ▁de vis es ▁new ▁methods , ▁often ▁based ▁on ▁mathematical ▁problems , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁kn ight ' s ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁ch ess - board ▁and ▁permut ations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁O ul ipo ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁sub comm ittee ▁of ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁' Pat aph ys ique ▁and ▁titled ▁S ém inaire ▁de ▁littérature ▁exp ér iment ale . ▁ ▁At ▁their ▁second ▁meeting , ▁the ▁group ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁O uv ro ir ▁de ▁littérature ▁pot ent ielle , ▁or ▁O ul ipo , ▁at ▁Albert - Marie ▁Schmidt ' s ▁suggestion . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁had ▁ar isen ▁two ▁months ▁earlier , ▁when ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁met ▁in ▁September ▁at ▁Cer isy - la - S alle ▁for ▁a ▁col lo qu ium ▁on ▁Qu ene au ' s ▁work . ▁During ▁this ▁sem inar , ▁Qu ene au ▁and ▁François ▁Le ▁Lion na is ▁conce ived ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁subsequent ▁de cade , ▁O ul ipo ▁( as ▁it ▁was ▁commonly ▁known ) ▁was ▁only ▁rarely ▁visible ▁as ▁a ▁group . ▁As ▁a ▁sub comm ittee , ▁they ▁reported ▁their ▁work ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁' Pat aph ys ique ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁▁ ▁devoted ▁an