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Weimar found a way to stream a video file in place of the webcam image, and generated a series of stroboscopic videos displaying a burst of white between lulls of blackness. When darkness fell in San Diego, Weimar began broadcasting. With each flash, Weimar uttered the German word for light, "licht." The San Diegans, from independent locations, monitored Weimar fullscreen. Whenever they witnessed the light of Weimar, they responded in their own native tongues, Spanish and English: "Luz!" "Light!" | Weimar found a way to stream a video file in place of the webcam image, and generated a series of stroboscopic videos displaying a burst of white between lulls of blackness. When darkness fell in San Diego, Weimar began broadcasting. With each flash, Weimar uttered the German word for light, "licht." The San Diegans, from independent locations, monitored Weimar fullscreen. Whenever they witnessed the light of Weimar, they responded in their own native tongues, Spanish and English: "Luz!" "Light!" | ||
With microphone gains and speakers set to maximum, an unsteady but hypnotic mantra emerged. The whole process was recorded by Weimar, who was witness to all three streams. Playback provided clear documentation of the timing discrepancies of audio and video between the three locations. | With microphone gains and speakers set to maximum, an unsteady but hypnotic mantra emerged. The whole process was recorded by Weimar, who was witness to all three streams. Playback provided clear documentation of the timing discrepancies of audio and video between the three locations. Unable to resist the cycle of feedback, Weimar again recorded the viewing of this recording. We present the result here. |
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