March 27, 2004

Crashing The Party-- Media Technology --

I love Joshua Kinberg's idea for a thesis in multimedia: a chalk-spraying bike that can print protest messages via the Web and SMS during the Republican National Convention in NYC. Perhaps the best part is is proposal for how to evaluate his work:

I will consider this project successful if I can print at least 100 messages in strategic locations during the week of the RNC. The amount of media coverage, unique visits on the project's website, the website's Google ranking, and the amount of online participation are other methods by which to gauge the effectiveness of the project.

It reminds me of conversations my officemate and I used to have about teaching an undergrad class in the media and manipulation, with the final exam being to plant a false story in as public a news source as possible.

Posted by bug to Media Technology at March 27, 2004 6:11 PM | TrackBack
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My thesis website now also lives at BikesAgainstBush. I actually updated the overview section you referenced here, and that statement is no longer on my site (but in the archives of previous thesis document drafts). Glad you're interested in my project.

Posted by: Joshua Kinberg at April 4, 2004 3:04 AM
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