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Thanks Dave. I think this project is really funny in the sense that, in my opinion, it opens up the question of risk in it's home space - the mind - and how culturally we take risk with digital technologies. Am I reading too much into this..? Also, on the risk note, perhaps http://www.egs.edu/faculty/anne-dufourmantelle/videos/on-risking-life/ will be of interest..? Cheers! Aharon xx > this sounds interesting and would be good to hear more about the ideas > behind it. why bombs? how does the risk idea work? why use AR? > thanks dave > On Nov 9, 2012 11:18 AM, "netbehaviour" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Augmented Bombings at "The HTMlles 10" in Montreal. >> >> ARE YOU READY FOR THE RISK SOCIETY? >> >> TEST YOURSELF! >> >> The art project Augmented Bombings offers you now the unique possibility >> to share some extravagant risks. >> >> Nowadays risks are lurking behind every bush - even in augmented >> reality. In order to draw some attention to the latters the art service >> Augmented Bombings places virtual 3D bombs all over the world. There is >> no problem in doing so. Since everybody may place harmless virtual bombs >> whereever they like. A totally different thing is to inform affected >> people about. This is a risky business which regularly scrapes past >> punishable acts like 'harassment' or even 'feigning commission of a >> crime'. >> >> These risks are now available to be assumed by you! >> >> CHOOSE THE RISK MATCHING YOUR PERSONALIY: >> >> A) For the tough ones: Send a letter insinuating that YOU are >> responsible for one of three already placed bombs. >> >> B) For the soft ones: Send a letter warning unsuspecting bomb hosts that >> a controversial art project has positioned a bomb in their premises. >> >> SCALE YOUR RISK RESPECTIVELY: >> >> 1) Normal risk: Print out from the website one of eight standard >> letters. Sign the document and send it to the respective person. >> >> 2) Small risk: Do the same as described above but without signing the >> letter. >> >> 3) Individual risk: Tell the art service Augmented Bombings where to >> place a virtual bomb, then follow the guidelines given for normal or >> small risk. >> >> Easy done? You think? Well, try it out: Will you really throw your >> letter in the post box or will it end up in the waste paper basket? >> >> The risks were created on the occasion of "The HTMlles 10" festival in >> Montreal (10- 18 November 2012), the theme of which is "Risky Business" >> (http://www.htmlles.net). There will be a project presentation in the >> café "Internet Zone" in Montreal on November 14, from 6 pm to 12 am. >> >> All risks are offered to you by the art service Augmented Bombings, a >> project by Susanne Berkenheger. They can be assumed by people worldwide. >> >> Augmented Bombings >> LAT52.5466380_LON13.4175490 >> Post Box Office 580554 >> D - 10414 Berlin >> >> Link: http://www.augmented-bombings.de/ >> >> Location: >> Zone Internet >> 680 Jean-Talon O >> Montreal, QC H3N 1R8 >> Canada >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
