2013 artwork neuromancer

Neuromancerinteractive installation artwork proposal

Hu Chin Hsiang

abstract• Would constantly being on the receiving end of

information make us lose our ability to make decisions for ourselves, and cause us to become easy targets for brain washing?

abstract• Would constantly being on the receiving end of

information make us lose our ability to make decisions for ourselves, and cause us to become easy targets for brain washing?

• the attention of most people has been drawn towards social network platforms, online news, email, and blogs. People’s focus at work has been reduced, and we are becoming increasingly and easily distracted. When the brain gets accustomed to such a mode of operation, we are like drifters in deep space who have lost control over our own thoughts.

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net surfing let us distractions

• What psychologists have called “internet obsessive-compulsive disorder” has affected our lives and work.

net surfing let us distractions

• As smartphones and tablet computers become increasingly more intelligent, we become even more constantly connected to the many services of the Internet. Too much information has turned people into hyperactive children who cannot resist distraction. Even “surfing” without a purpose can take up much time and cause people to become exhausted.

Internet the ability to make us lose distinguish right from wrong

• few students can now finish reading a book from start to finish.

• few students can now finish reading a book from start to finish.

• What used to take many days for research can now be achieved in seconds with the shower of information provided by Google. Similarly, this has the effect of making our thoughts shallow as the vast amount of information cannot be fully absorbed and processed by us into meaningful knowledge. Without the ability for creative thinking and decision making, we turn into robots that only know how to search

Summary• When the many online services become a distraction, and

being a mindless recipient of information has become the norm, we become susceptible to an intentional brainwashing (e.g. brand worship). We fall into the control of would-be manipulators. Used for political, educational, business, or religious intentions, mindless searching for information online without the need to makes a decision turns people into Neuromancers.

present• The work utilizes the Internet and new media to

present a form of “internet interactive installation.” The media integrates image recognition and projection technologies with electronic hardware as well as game-like interactive experiences.

• Through projection, physical installation, and electronic sensors, a “Pinball Machine” commonly seen in Taiwan’s traditional night markets is simulated. It is similar to the ones seen in other countries.

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• Launch

• Wanderer

• Collision

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• Internet services on studs

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• Collection

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