:: messaging in the noosphere ::

THE LEGEND

Messaging in the Noosphere, was a performance media event that took place in January 2004 and **LIVES ON**                         as a suite of integrated media products -- a typeset script, a DVD documentary, and this web site.
             The story takes place in the "near future of tomorrow."
A blend of McLuhanesque bibliomacy, Kundalini yoga ritual, and subwoofer cybermedia,
       it is about the family of ASAP who hires a company named HexaKali to create a "Noosphere"—
                a 3-dimensional computer in their media room.

A horrible virus named SatanKali666 invades the machine, kills ASAP's brother TLK2U, and disables ASAP.
        ASAP takes direction from the God in the Machine to neutralize SatanKali through a surprising display of faith. Consequently, ASAP doubles his prosperity by playing the stockmarket and slots,
                  gives his sisters a “digital gift of enlightenment,” and
                                develops a spiritual connection with an Artificial Intelligence.

VIEW THE TRAILER

Messaging in the Noosphere: Theatre Art, Integrated Media, and Human-Computer Interaction"
is Lori Shyba's University of Calgary Department of Drama MFA Theatre Studies thesis project.

SUMMON LORI

Lori Shyba gratefully acknowledges the support of The University of Calgary Department of Drama and The Faculty of Fine Arts; University International Grants Committee; Special Project Fund Committee; University Graduate Awards Thesis Research; Crucible Studio, Media Lab University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland; University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; EMMEDIA Production Society; Sundial Media; Wild Horse Entertainment; JetStream Digital Media, and my remarkable cast and crew.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OUR WEBCAST VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD IN JANUARY, 2004!
ACCORDING TO WEB STATISTICS THE SHOW WAS ENJOYED BY VIEWERS IN FINLAND, NEW ZEALAND, MEXICO, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AND THE UNITED STATES. WATCH THE ARCHIVE AT THE WEBCAST PAGE.