[rohrpost] the game : announcement in english

[martin pi]

as requested i resend the announcement of "the
game" by machfeld in english.


the game

an experiment comparing people in real and virtual
life - a case study of the anonymousity of the net
scheduled for 06-01-2002

visit http://www.machfeld.net for details on our
streaming event "stroemung null.eins"


puppets
2 female persons slip into the role of female
puppets, enabling the public to command them as
such. even persuade them to take command. the
recipient gets a participant, is put in the role
of the controller of human puppet.

parameters
the plot is determined by the available space and
the tools provided.

schedule
part 1 : abelegasse 2, 1160 vienna, 13:00 to
15:00, real world
part 2 : http://www.machfeld.net, 20:00 to 21:00,
virtual world
part 3 : lindengasse 11/4, 1070 vienna, > 21.30h,
both worlds

1 : real world
the first puppet is located at a part of the real
world (abelegasse 2, part of the SOHO in
Ottakring). recipients are invited to go there and
interact with the puppet. tight contact is given
through perception, yet touching is forbidden.

2 : virtual world
the second puppet is located at a place, that is
only accessible through the internet. the
participant may send requests, commands, wishes
(desires) online and also receive the results that
way. screen interaction, two steps away.

part 1 will be projected visually on the
background of part 2, so that comparision is made
possible.

3 : reflection
a discussion of the results will be streamed after
part 2. 



what is requested by players in direct contact to
the puppet?
what is requested in the anonymised environment of
the web?



the game is a part of "stroemung null.eins", a
streaming event by machfeld.net



martin pi
on behalf of machfeld, international arts and
culture society.








martin pi
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