Critical Networked Experience: Connected Projects Focused on Disruption

Jonah will discuss several of his projects and work in the theme of “Critical Networked Experience” that challenge and subvert accepted notions of network interaction and socialization. Some projects he will discuss include “BumpList”, an email community for the determined, “Killer Route” a GPS navigation system that integrates live crime data, “WSSID” a hacked wireless router that broadcasts the weather, “Alerting Infrastructure!”, a website hit counter that destroys a building,“PoliceState” a fleet of radio controlled police cars who’s movements are dictated by terrorist keywords sniffed on a local network, “Wifi-Hog” a portable system for regaining control of public wireless networks and he will also discuss his "Scrapyard Challenge" hardware hacking workshops that he has been running since 2003. the Talk will conclude with a live demo and explanation of “Lively”, a web and mobile based project that allows for collaborative interaction from mobile devices on a shared public screen.