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by peterjmag 3110 days ago
This is one of my all-time favorite things on the internet. I was so inspired by it that I did a sort of half-formed "installation art" piece using it for a college class back in 2011. I projected the site onto a wall, hooked up some speakers, and prompted people to touch any of the videos, but I didn't explain anything else beforehand. When someone touched one of the videos, it would start, and when someone touched the same one, it would pause — just like a large touchscreen.

It's amazing what you can create yourself with this, but imagine what it's like when you have a large group "composing" it together, and then collectively deciding when to end it (or not!). Watching people go "ah ha" and then starting to communicate wordlessly to create their own piece, unique to their particular group, was so rewarding.

In hindsight, I wish I'd recorded it! (And if I were to do it again, I'd definitely want to get in touch with the creators and get their permission first.)

2 comments

It'd be funny to record it and then add that as a submission to the site.
Sounds really inspiring and beautiful!