Can you imagine what you could do with see through and/or projected AR added to the mix? It would be the whisical, funtime opposite of Daniel Suarez’ icy Daemon.

There’s a couple of things to note here: this is an “mp3 experiment” - but the mp3 really only serves to initiate, synchronize, and contextualize via the voice and music. AR could work like this - detractors confuse wanting to augment things with more or less wanting to replace all other kinds of stimulation, and that’s not necessarily in the best interest of the user.

Then there’s the element of “being in on it” while perplexing the general public that’s part of the fun of flashmobs, that actually plays to the user-exclusivity of portable AR presentation.

The key thing, thought, is the motivation in the disembodied introduction - “follow my instructions and we’ll all have a pleasant time together” - this is about having a remarkable shared experience that really depends on careful planning and scripting by the organizers, and preparation and willingness from the participants, rather than the technology which is really only a facilitator. 

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