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March 18, 2007
Street tv as a "public display" phenomenon
Nicolas writes in the "pasta and vinegar" blog:
Street TV is a phenomenon that always impressed me, the only area where I’ve seen it were ethnic blocks in France and in LA. Why? because it’s about my fascination towards entertainment in cities and how such a device is shared in a public space. It’s generally even more fascinating when people have put couches or chairs around the set [...]
Posted by bhattach at March 18, 2007 03:24 PM
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Today's New York Times mentions something similar:
"When crucial [baseball] games were being played [in 1908], tens of thousands around the nation packed concert halls and blocked streets to watch large electric scoreboards relaying telegraph information of the games’ progress, batter by batter."
Posted by: bhattach at April 5, 2007 01:05 AM
There's a related and growing body of work in the area of urban screens, including workshops, conferences, and a special issue of First Monday, that may be of interest.
Posted by: joe@interrelativity.com at April 10, 2007 03:13 PM
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