Speaking about location based games last week reminded me about an interesting project I heard about a few years ago and only recently experienced. The Murmur project began in Toronto as a sort of interactive oral documentary of the City. Throughout different areas of the city there are green signs in the shape of ears placed usually on street corners with a phone number written on them. If you call the number you are able to listen to residents tell stories about the significance of different neighborhoods and historic sites. You experience the history of a location unfolding before you. Check it out.
Shawn Micallef was a co-founder of this, and he taught a class at OCAD over the summer. He's also the founder of Spacing magazine, which focuses on the issues of the city. You can follow him on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteAnother similar "project" (don't know what to call it) is the Toronto Psychogeography Society (http://www.psychogeography.ca/) which also involves walking around the city...think flaneur.
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ReplyDeleteI can't believe I've never heard or even seen these things. lol. Thanks for the info. :D
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