MindTouch

A project by Camille Baker of the Smartlab Digital Media Institute, MindTouch is an ambitious dream of sorts. Its overarching background principle, according to the artist herself, is to deal with themes such as presence, in such audacious ways as exploring the idea of shared dreams during and after sleep.

Of course there are other more conventional project objectives such as collaboration and networked performance, and by themselves would make a fine project and artwork. I'm not sure how she's going to accomplish the primary idea, since a dream is so personal and difficult to understand for outside observers, but it's respectable simply because of how interesting and daring the project goals are. It will be great to see where the artist takes these projects, and if she is successful, what it means for our culture.

For more info check out SmartLab's coverage at: http://smartlab.uel.ac.uk/2projects/mindtouch.htm