By: Ben Rubin and Mark Hansen

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     Listening Post originally stood out to me because of the authors strong opinions of why it was not considered true “interactive art”. Huhtamo says its not interactive art because those experiencing the installment do not actually interact with it. They simply listen to the segments of messages displayed on the screens. I do agree that it is not very interactive for those experiencing Listening Post, but it does create an interesting experience. The random messages played are taken from random chat rooms on the internet in real time. I think it is interactive because those listening to the messages have a connection to the person who wrote the message. They are able to get a perspective of what people are talking about, feeling, and saying at that very moment. This stood out to me because this installation can physically display a small glimpse of all of the people communicating on the internet.