Developed for the 2009 International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA), ANYCAST
embodied the energy of groups and
their capacity to contribute their under used energy, or 'spare cycles'
to enable others.
ANYCAST was a free, ad-hoc mesh wifi
network. To access the network, users offered a thought in 140
characters or less. This thought stream was displayed in a
screen-based installation. The strength of the
network came from the support of individuals and organisations willing
to share their unused bandwidth. The more participation, the stronger
the network, the greater the creative output.
The
crowd is self-organising and breeding new levels of altruism. They are
designing and building new ways of doing things by extending existing
systems to meet their needs and interests. ANYCAST signified the power
of the crowd and its ability to invoke large-scale action. |