Being There with the Melons

Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYU 1991

Project Description: This was a drama of an American couple metamorphosed into melons by their television set. Just as they become comfortable in their new form a coffee maker left on threatens their existence. The viewer could look about the room using their touchtone phone as the drama unfolded. It was a linear narrative with an enhanced viewpoint.

Technical Notes:  This was HyperCard overlaid on a videodisc.  Blackbox’s DTMF to ASCII converter decoded the touch-tones.  I used the camera rig that I put together for Apple to capture the scene.