[FRIAM] Emergent behavior, or scripted?

[Pamela McCorduck]

Another such video exists that took place at the Liverpool Street  
station in London. But this one tells all about the rehearsals of the  
principals, how it was set up, how the professionals worked to get  
passersby involved. As I recall, the choreography wasn't nearly so  
complicated, so passersby actually could join in. Or maybe the  
English, contrary to stereotype, are less inhibited than the Belgians.


On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:57 PM, James Steiner wrote:

> Scripted. People are not that inter-coordinated. At least, not until
> we all get our hive-mind implants.
>
> Also, they say at the very end of the video: PR stunt for Belgium  
> reality show.
>
> Even so, if it wasn't a PR stunt, I would have guessed it was an
> Improv Anywhere mission, a cross between
>
> http://improveverywhere.com/2008/01/31/frozen-grand-central/
>
> and
>
> http://improveverywhere.com/2008/03/09/food-court-musical/
>
> Amazing stuff.
>
> And as Victoria says,  the real emergent behavior is in the responses
> of those for which the missions are performed.
>
> ~~James
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Douglas Roberts <doug at parrot- 
> farm.net> wrote:
>> http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/04/08/ac.shot.tues.cnn
>>
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