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| oct 26-28 01: flat of culture producers HOSTEXE.ORG got locked-in to a Newcastle West End council flat, for 49 hours' continuous net broadcast & social environment. All rooms selfbugged & webcam-connected. equipment was simple ... | |
| Webcast featured cultural demonstrations, panoramic and zoom civic views from the Towerblock, morse code streaming & an array of flat guests including picnic participants- Serafuse, Dominic Smith, Sandy Milroy, Roger Dickinson, Rupert Clamp, Nik Barrera, Lea Killen & the Salad Butty DJs. |
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| Catering was provided by Croatian cultural envoy Booboo Tannenbaum. | |
| The Tyneside area connected live to the Flat of Culture from public listening stations at Isis Arts, telefon at the Telegraph, Widescreen at Salsa Club & Traveller at Scotland Yard. |
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| Some unoffical listening stations reported in. | |
| IRC
chat formed a textbased annexe to the
flat. A variety of opinions were expressed, tech talk shared, also
running critique & camera angle instructions to the flat inhabitants.
Predominant chat function was social, chat room guests seemed to originate
from Barcelona, New York, Sydney, Bristol, Ljubliana, Los Angeles,
Valencia, Zagreb, Tallin, Graz, Blyth and the towerblock next door. |
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| Incoming
streams received from Ljudmila
media lab Slovenia, Cyberpipe
Slovenia, Mama
media lab Croatia, Cube
Microplex Bristol. |
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