Capturing Sounds in a Shrinking World Producing An Aesthetics Generating Machine The World Jukebox David Leonnig Assignment 4: Aesthetics Artifact Machine ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts
For Centuries, Capturing the Worlds Essence...
Was All About Being There Leif Ericson
Was All About Being There Marco Polo
Was All About Being There Albert Schweitzer
Sounds Have Been Recorded Since the 19th Century Thomas A. Edison
Meaningful Cultural Artifacts Arrived Soon After John and Alan Lomax
Worldwide Natural Sounds Proliferate Dr. Bernie Krause: Wild Sanctuary
…and Computers Across the Globe Make it Possible Museum of the Person Our Stories: Listen, Learn, Live (affiliated with Story Corps) Museums Exist Only For Personal Stories
More Children Use Laptops in Developing Countries One Laptop Per Child Self-Contained Learning Tools Self-Recording Ability
Globally, More Children and Adults Have Cell Phones Distance Learning Interactivity Self-Recording Ability
The World Jukebox - Accessible from Any Handheld Works Via Cellular or Internet Service Real Time Updates from Global Locations Only Available to Developing Nations
The World Jukebox - Artifacts Generated Local Stories, Songs, Rituals Music - Repository by Country Use Limited to Those Attending Schools Each Upload Limited to 3 minute
The World Jukebox - The Output User generated content from innocents Stories organically developed without outside intervention Authentic communications and cultural artifacts
The World Jukebox May Someday Look Like This Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)