Syndicate: SRL-ZKM, 18 October 1997, 11.00 PST

[Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@v2.nl>]

>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 01:42:08 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Eric Paulos <paulos@CS.Berkeley.EDU>
>To: math@v2.nl
>Subject: SRL-ZKM
>
>
>		    Survival Research Laboratories
>			     www.srl.org
>
>		     ** OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **
>
>	    Further Explorations in Lethal Experimentation
>
>	    Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) explores
>		 the remote manipulation and control
>		     of lethal mechanical devices
>
>				Date:
>			   18 October 1997
>
>				Time:
>			     11:00 AM PST
>
>			      Locations:
>  ZKM | The Center for Art and Media Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
>	  Survival Research Laboratories, San Francisco, USA
>
>In this experiment, the second in a continuing series of tele-operated
>lethal experiments, anonymous participants will establish a direct
>link using publicly available software over the internet into the
>control circuitry of one of the most dangerous devices at Survival
>Research Laboratories (SRL) -- the Air Launcher.
>
>The Air Launcher consists of a high pressure gas launcher capable of
>targeting and delivering an explosive round within a one mile
>range. For this experiment, the Air Launcher will be limited to firing
>within a target range containing an assortment of technological
>artifacts and a few surprises. This system is also equipted with a
>video and audio feed to the internet. Remote participants will
>interface directly to the Air Launcher located at Survival Research
>Laboratories headquarters in San Francisco where they will be capable
>of remotely targeting objects, sequencing the loading of the
>projectiles into the air launcher barrel, and ultimately launching the
>resulting ordnance, obliterating the intended target. All operations
>will be controlled remotely without any local human intervention.
>
>
>			 ** QUICK DETAILS **
>
>
>* Mark Pauline will be in Chicago, IL (USA) and will be firing the
>  first explosive projectile
>
>* Successive rounds will be fired by participants at the ZKM in
>  Karlsruhe, Germany
>
>* Video and audio from this event will be broadcast live onto the
>  internet including the multicast backbone
>
>* Video feed is active **now**.  Check the www site form more info.
>
>* The event will be active for approx 30 minutes or until all rounds
>  have been detonated
>
>* This event is an exploration into participation and voyeuristic
>  tendencies of remote leathal machinery.  There will be no local
>  public participation or viewing.  THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC SRL EVENT.  We
>  hope to have a public event soon.
>
>* More information on the official srl www site at http://www.srl.org
>
>Eric Paulos
>paulos@srl.org
>