What about that Mothership thing?

June 9, 2007 3:18 PM

Torrent Raiders is a dynamic network visualization realized through the idioms and aesthetics of arcade-style video games. Driven in real-time by the activity of bit torrent swarms, Torrent Raiders takes place on the ad-hoc networks created by bit torrent users.
posted by Dave Faris (13 comments total)

You can download it, or just watch the video, like I did.
posted by Dave Faris at 3:21 PM on June 9, 2007

This makes criminalizing the youth of the world fun!
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 3:26 PM on June 9, 2007

Youth stealing copyrighted material are behaving as criminals with or without this little video game.
posted by Muddler at 3:58 PM on June 9, 2007

Regardless of the possibly or potentially politicized narrative backstory, I like the idea of a game driven in real-time by events or processes that take place outside of the game -- and not just mechanical or "natural" events, but events that are results of human activity.
posted by treepour at 4:22 PM on June 9, 2007

The video would have been better with Popcorn or possibly Breakfast Machine
posted by revgeorge at 5:09 PM on June 9, 2007 [1 favorite]

I like how the equation copyright infringement=theft has been drilled into brains so efficiently over time, people don't even bother checking for the difference.
posted by elpapacito at 6:11 PM on June 9, 2007

Youth stealing copyrighted material are behaving as criminals with or without this little video game.

Thank you.

For giving me my youth back.
posted by srboisvert at 6:49 PM on June 9, 2007 [2 favorites]

conversely, I'm not all that young, so is it okay when I do it?
posted by jonson at 7:26 PM on June 9, 2007

It's not exactly like the youth of America have moral issues with petty theft or shoplifting either, so they're effective equated anyways.
posted by smackfu at 8:44 PM on June 9, 2007

It's true. All young people steal, all the time.

I'm shoplifting right, now actually. Didn't even notice til you pointed out.
posted by poweredbybeard at 7:26 AM on June 10, 2007 [1 favorite]

Oh snap! I just stole an entire store and didn't even realize it.

My bad.
posted by Talanvor at 10:42 AM on June 11, 2007

Okay, which one of you stole my thunder?
posted by davejay at 7:31 PM on June 11, 2007

Okay, which one of you stole my thunder?

Your thunder wasn't stolen. It was merely effectively hidden.
posted by sparkletone at 12:47 PM on June 12, 2007