Thursday, February 09, 2006

sbazmeno mihani

The studio is set, the lights are dimmed, headphones are the sound source of choice, and we are ready to begin the series of individual experiences that is sbazmeno mihani.

I will be on the door, and at first I considered making some sort of performative character and backstory to the workstation being in the room, the group decided that this artifice was not neccesary.
I will be there to let each User in and to tell them "A workstation has been set up for you to interface with any way you want, please put on the headphones provided",
and once they come out for the studio: "Each experience is unique to the individual, there is so much to learn yet left unlearned, please do not divulge details of your experience to anybody else".

Ruari is responsible for the poster and register on the door; being limited by time (we only have the Studio until 2pm), we have set up a sign-in sheet so that we are fair to the Users (plus we have to work lecturers' experiences around other pieces being performed today).

Marina is responsible for being our 'mole' within the inner corridor. She not only starts the soundscape once the User has reached the beach, but is responsible for taking covert photographs of the Users, and ensuring their general wellbeing.

Unknown to the Users, the false-ELIZA style window not only regurgitates their answers back to them to simulate conversation and intelligence, but using the File I/O Xtra, is able to save their answers onto my hard drive, so that we as "System Administrators" can view and record their answers for later evaluation, or possible blackmail...