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<nettime> Announcing: _:terror(aw)ed patches:_ [A Google Wave(let) Transformation Wurk] |
Announcing: _:terror(aw)ed patches:_ A Google Wave(let) Transformation<http://arsvirtuafoundation.org/research/2009/06/01/_social-tesseracting_-part-2/>by Shane Hinton <http://non-playercharacter.com> + Netwurker Mez<http://unhub.com/netwurker>, 2009 Title: _:terror(aw)ed patches:_ URL: http://non-playercharacter.com/?p=43 Description: Shane Hinton + Netwurker Mez create a new method of collaborative fiction through _live concurrent editing_ in Google Wave. This process results in expressive output[s] termed "Transformations": "Google Wave <http://smarterware.org/1955/the-google-wave-highlight-reel> uses an algorithmic variation of ?operational transformations? [live concurrent editing] which occur through a process called transformation: - The server transforms the client?s request, resulting in the client manifesting the same transformed output. - The notion of concurrency is invariably important as it mimics geophysical conversational states. - Utilizing the server as a point of relay [when more than one client's output is involved] assists in providing scalability and reliability. - The playback feature allows the server to present the document as a stream of operations that have occurred thus far in a particular wave/state. Transformation relies on continual modification...This accent on process acts to rewire the notion of documents as statically defined ?objects? and [by proxy] any information contained within. This has enormous implications in regards to such institutionally-governed categories such as literacy, media, the professional/amateur divide, narrative, and information construction." Feedback appreciated. -- Reality Engineer> Synthetic Environment Strategist> Game[r + ] Theorist. ::http://unhub.com/netwurker :: # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org