Berlin artists use parasitic Mac mini in Subway

Saw something like that in Frankfurt this summer.

Drew: I didn't realize that you had edited this into a rocketboom episode way back in September! My appologies, now I have rocketboom as an auto download in iTunes so I never miss a day. I agree with you that it's a moving idea (hah no pun intended) and that yes, it remains an idea. The fun thing about Berlin though is, often weird street art does happen.

After noticing 1-5 below (as noted: http://www.metadaddy.org/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=6477 ), I inquired with the artist, Richard, who created this project and he confirmed that the video is just a demonstration of an idea, and that it was edited together. #1 Note that the brief case does not seem to have any suction cups on it before being placed on the car (as pointed out above). The use of stop motion, still frame leaves no evidence that the case moved with the train (quite the contrary) and it may be the reason why there is a still frame aesthetic throughout. #2 The light from the projector, when sometimes seen on the wall, appears to be level with the window, not below the window. Likely then, the projector was held from inside the car. #3 If you do a frame advance through the section around 45-seconds, you can see the reflection of someone in the window who appears to be holding a projector. #4 Sometimes we see the reflection of the car, but there is no light at all. #5 Because it is a student work, the project was likely under a class imposed deadline. Many projects within a university only reach prototype level. At the end of the semester, the work is typically demonstrated and defended. While its always nice to have a finished project, the ability to explain and discuss the work, at whatever state it is in, is often the grade. Instead of giving a dry lecture while trying to explain all of the details this is an extremely effective presentation for communicating the project (A+ I would say). Here is how the script for the presentation could go: (1) Play the video. (2) Ask if anyone has any questions.

The video's a bit fucked up if you don't keep an open mind but more importantly, don't question the blogger's report and adopt his/her interpretation as your own. With the terrorist attacks still fairly fresh in our memory it's hard not to look at it and This proposal is product of summertime post-secondary curriculumn. Classes are project-oriented. Each semester a topic of **current relevance** is examined. Images on the page return a last modified date of Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:33:49 PM. I saw no evidence that they actually followed through with this project. I think it was Jeanie Moos (CNN) who did a report about something similar a year ago. An artist in New York lined the tunnel wall with hundreds & hundreds of back-lit still images. As the trains passed the windows lit up like telvision sets, projecting fake motion to viewers using the same 'antique' concept that was first perfected. -=d宽- vidman.ca

The video's a bit fucked up if you don't keep an open mind but more importantly, don't question the blogger's report and adopt his/her interpretation as your own. With the terrorist attacks still fairly fresh in our memory it's hard not to look at it and This proposal is product of summertime post-secondary curriculumn. Classes are project-oriented. Each semester a topic of **current relevance** is examined. Images on the page return a last modified date of Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:33:49 PM. I saw no evidence that they actually followed through with this project. I think it was Jeanie Moos (CNN) who did a report about something similar a year ago. An artist in New York lined the tunnel wall with hundreds & hundreds of back-lit still images. As the trains passed the windows lit up like telvision sets, projecting fake motion to viewers using the same 'antique' concept that was first perfected. -=d宽- vidman.ca

They've been doing this in Hong Kong for a few years now

I'm pretty sure this is (albeit a very creative) fake. The frame by frame style when the case goes on and off the train means there's less to photoshop! Specially coming off where in one frame there's no train, and there it is with the box in the next frame. Still great stuff though.

Great idea, very creative!

First off I think the video is just a proposal considering that I still can't see suction cups on the back of the suitcase when he comes down the stairs and the images don't look very real.... On a side note anyone see the other project? http://www.digital.udk-berlin.de/en/projects/summer05/main/freeproject/applekey.html

Its just .... stuck on there? A mac mini is just .. stuck on there?! Aren't they afraid of theft?!