Quick Start Grants

1. Create an engaging experience for mobile exploration and on-site viewing: build a compelling interactive experience that immerses the participant in the Railway Prophecies story world. Explore the potential of site-specific, live, generative film. 2. Successfully build a multi-channel installation that weaves together live input from participants, streaming data and other text, sound and image resources. 3. Use an affordable, portable, open-source platform that can be then leveraged for future projects and teaching opportunities. 4. Expand my network, build my portfolio and partner with an experienced public arts curator, learn from an organization with extensive experience producing successful theater and visual arts events. Digital feedback: I have a database driving my mobile and projection views. This allows me to record and retain user input. I find that this input is quite informative. Server logs also paint a picture of successful navigation or problem areas as they arise. The flow of people past the physical site is huge and I would like to see at least 800 mobile visitors from this access point. I will use social media and word of mouth as well as the Made Here publicity outlets to recruit other mobile contributors. I would like to see at least 1000 web visitors in total and 400 active contributors by the end of the 3 months. Physical/analogue evaluation: There will be an on-site mailbox slot for physical messages and the Made Here / Hennepin Theater Trust staff work a couple of blocks away. They frequently present walking tours to groups and individual visitors and they themselves walk past the exhibits often. I will gather their impressions as to the effectiveness of the physical installation.