X T I N E •   F E B R UA RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 2 •   C A L S TAT E F U L L E RT O N

Net Projects

hello world.

biography

xtine is a media artist informed by the history of

conceptual art and practicing in the era of the social web.

She uses tools common to consumer web practices, such

as databases, search engines, blogs, and applications –

sometimes in combination with popular sites like

Facebook, YouTube, or Mechanical Turk to create web

projects and communities that foster interpretation and

autonomy. xtine bridges the gaps between histories,

theories, and practices in new media education. She is

the co-author of Digital Foundations (New Riders/AIGA

Design Press 2009) and the editor of Net Works

(Routledge 2011).

2005 delocator.net

2005 delocator.net

Things I didn’t consider: “Web 2.0”

2005 delocator.net

Things I didn’t consider: “Web 2.0” Spam

2005 delocator.net

Things I didn’t consider: “Web 2.0” Spam Maintenance &

Longevity

2005 delocator.net

What I think now: “Web 2.0” Culture

Jamming/Tactical Media and “the people v. starbucks”

Maybe it’s not a good idea to make projects that I really can’t maintain without the help of others

Nearly 6000 entries on the “local” side of the database

Over 25 articles, a spot on the news, a couple of radio shows, short chapter in a book, interview in a movie…pop-culture success

2007 the next logical idea (plan for YNB)

4 years and counting

(it still doesn’t work properly)

2008 mechanical olympics

2008 mechanical olympics

2008 mechanical olympics

2008 mechanical olympics

Is it possible to hire the Turkers to make art?Is it possible to make an alternative Olympic

event entirely out of Turker videos?

Aaron Koblin, The Sheep Market, 2006

2008 mechanical olympics

2010 mechanical olympics

2010 mechanical olympics

PROJECT INFORMATION

THINGS I DIDN’T CONSIDER

55 movies collected in 2008 & 2010

Representation from the US, UK, Canada and India

1 worker found/added me as a friend on Facebook

In 2009 the project was made an Official Honoree of the 2009 Webby Awards (Weird Category)

In 2010 and upcoming in 2011 the project will be repeated as Mechanical Games in Manchester, UK

• Spam within the system

• PR is hard when there is nothing to show

• People view, but rarely vote (35k hits, 4.5k unique visits; 200 votes on the largest poll)

2008 mechanical olympics

Original video by Stephanie Lenz

“Best of” demo reel of student works, 2008-11

2008 let’s go crazy

Student Responses: http://youtu.be/IAUPwTobEpI

2008 let’s go crazy

2010, 2012 Mechanical Games

2009 Digital Foundations

wiki.digital-foundations.net

2011 Net Works

Michael DemersConstant Dullaart

Robert NidefferAmy Franceschini, David Lu, and Myriel Milicevic

xtine burroughMarc Horowitz and Peter Baldes

Brooke SingerChristian Marc Schmidt

Fernanda Viégas and Martin WattenbergEthan HamLee Walton

Eduardo NavasCarlos Motta with Eva Díaz, Freckles Studio, and Stamatina Gregory

molleindustria / Paolo PederciniMichael Mandiberg

Steve LambertBeatriz da Costa

Conor McGarrigleJoseph DeLappe

Jonah Brucker-Cohen

With introductions by Edward Shanken, Howard Rheingold, Trebor Scholz, Mark Nunes,

Christian Fuchs, Critical Art Ensemble, David M. Berry, Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, Ken Goldberg

www.missconceptions.net

Thank you.

You can download this presentation from my website.

Get more contact info for me than you need by texting

xtine to the number 50500