August 9, 2004
Fun with Videophones: The Hookup
[ via rhizome.org] Multiverse presents “Fun with Videophones: The Hookup” a live, interactive reality spectacle using the marvels of videophone technology.
"It's the first show to use video phone technology for the purposes of live entertainment, brought to you in-part by the creator of the Mobile Phone Photo Show. It's reality art! It's a spectacle! It's embarrassing! It's ridiculous! It's fun with video phones!"
The premise is simple. During the show, contestants are sent out accompanied by a “videophonographer” equipped with a video-enabled mobile phone, to capture the action as it unfolds.
Each contestant will go “on the prowl”, trying to score in bars throughout San Francisco. The crew records the action, then emails it back to Rx Gallery, where the video is displayed. The audience then votes on what happens next: where to go, who to talk to, what to say. Basically, the audience writes the script!
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