Hi Helen, very sage points!
The connection (between a live event and a remote onlookers/participants) is not just a transparent technical one but one that requires human mediation and some motivating factor for the remote contingent(s). In addition to setting the framework for exchange or dialogue, the techno-social connection needs to be maintained creatively and sensitively at both ends- this takes special attention and I don't think it's desireable or realistic to assume that someone can just do it on top of other responsibilities (although people do assume this all the time: / ). I think it's symptomatic of a more general attitude to technology in social settings that when its working you shouldn't notice it; ) This might account for the terrible treatment of people in IT services in HE and beyond. I'd like to know more about your work supporting live connections with Magdalena theatre. At Furtherfield we are in the early stages of thinking about this but our attention to Rich Networking is focused at the intersection of pragmatic Business-focused teleconferencing and the protagonists/participants/audiences of networked performance and telematic artworks. The tricky bit is maintaining the critical balance (and productive discomfort) on the line between transparent technical solutions and allowing the mediation process of the tech to become visible and so be part of the exchange. I'm hoping to go to ETC in Istanbul http://eclectictechcarnival.org/ this year if I can find a doable way of getting there by train;) This might be a good topic of discussion, experimentation and play. thanks helen! cheers Ruth -----Original Message----- From: helen varley jamieson <he...@creative-catalyst.com> Reply-To: he...@creative-catalyst.com, NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org> To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org> Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] RomaEuropaFAKEFactory: We won't fly for art : Take the Pledge Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:57:22 +1200 great - i would also be interested to hear more about rich networking. i've been involved in theatre or computing events (specifically thru magdalena & eclectic tech carnival networks) where we have attempted to onvolve remote participants via internet, or to connect & interact with simultaneous similar events. it's only been partially successful because people inevitably get caught up in the proximal reality & lose the motivation to maintain a split focus. unless there is someone at each venue who is prepared to be dedicated to the online communication, it is hard to maintain. i don't mind so much when i'm the remote person, because i just multitask until someone or something comes alive via whatever means we're using (irc, web cam, skype, UpStage, etherpad, blogs, etc). but i know that for people who are less used to it can get frustrated &/or bored because they feel neglected. but i think it's just a matter of learning the processes that can facilitate it. in august i'll be at a theatre festival in denmark, & some people who won't be there have already asked me if i can facilitate an online link for them. i know that this festival is full-on, i'll be run off my feet, & staying up talking until 1am & getting up at 6am in order to have a shower & breakfast before the work starts. i know there's good internet there & i'll have my laptop & web cam, but i don't know about sound - is it worth web casting a discussion if the sound isn't audible? (i won't even try to web cast the performances). i've asked the people who want it to be very specific about which events they want to be web cast, then i'll see whether it's doable, & if so i'll focus on one or two events rather than spend half the festival trying to web cast it. every time we get a little bit better at it ... h : ) > > > Hope we get to be one of your venues exploring both local, physical > presence and network facilitated interaction. Let me know and I'll > send you a copy of our draft plans for Rich Networking. > > cheers > Ruth > > http://furtherfield.org >
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