Kalte Ecken im Koffer - Versionsgeschichte

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2021-03-10T22:08:27Z

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	Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informant of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.		Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informant of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.

	Center of the story is the novel “Ich” written by Wolgang Hilbig~~. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered~~. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.		Center of the story is the novel “Ich” written by Wolgang Hilbig. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.
	Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?		Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?

AKrause: /* Project Description */

2021-03-10T22:07:02Z

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	== Project Description ==		== Project Description ==
	Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an ~~informat~~ of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.		Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informant of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.

	Center of the story is the novel “Ich” written by Wolgang Hilbig. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the ~~on-screen~~ cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.		Center of the story is the novel “Ich” written by Wolgang Hilbig. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.
	Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?		Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?

AKrause: /* Project Description */

2021-03-10T22:04:47Z

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	Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informat of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.		Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informat of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.

	Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.		Center of the story is the novel “Ich” written by Wolgang Hilbig. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the on-screen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered. Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.
	Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?		Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?

AKrause: /* Thought about the haptics of the project */

2021-03-10T22:01:27Z

Thought about the haptics of the project

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	== Thought about the haptics of the project ==		== Thought about the haptics of the project ==
	The briefcase was built to resemble a fictional device the Ministry of State Security (MfS) could have had in use. Therefore robust switches known for their military use were installed to enter the codes. The enclosed walkie-talkie is a modded version of an original model often used by the Stasi. Aiming to merge authenticity and fiction, the present-day tech, e.g. the touchscreen and Lattepanda, was covered with an outworn skin from an old Russian mobile television. Retrofitted cherry keys provide for a certain kind of old school feeling by their mechanical feedback and the specifically added yellowish lacquer.		The briefcase was built to resemble a fictional device the Ministry of State Security (MfS) could have had in use. Therefore robust switches known for their military use were installed to enter the codes. The enclosed walkie-talkie is a modded version of an original model often used by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi Stasi]. Aiming to merge authenticity and fiction, the present-day tech, e.g. the touchscreen and Lattepanda, was covered with an outworn skin from an old Russian mobile television. Retrofitted cherry keys provide for a certain kind of old school feeling by their mechanical feedback and the specifically added yellowish lacquer.

	All documents given in the briefcase are additionally weathered, e.g. using soy sauce, and drafted using an old typewriter. Pen and paper are original witnesses of the Soviet era. Seven several kinds of paper were used, resembling GDR documents, e.g. a train ticket was printed on a different kind of paper than a permit to enter West-Berlin. The former was additionally flexed and folded due to its imaginary use as a commodity item. Whereas the latter depicts a rare document of singular value.		All documents given in the briefcase are additionally weathered, e.g. using soy sauce, and drafted using an old typewriter. Pen and paper are original witnesses of the Soviet era. Seven several kinds of paper were used, resembling GDR documents, e.g. a train ticket was printed on a different kind of paper than a permit to enter West-Berlin. The former was additionally flexed and folded due to its imaginary use as a commodity item. Whereas the latter depicts a rare document of singular value.

AKrause: /* What's in the suitcase? */

2021-03-10T15:17:41Z

What's in the suitcase?

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	* three CD4021B shift-in register		* three CD4021B shift-in register
	* 7” Monitor from waveshare		* 7” Monitor from waveshare
	* 4 cherry keys		* 4 mechanical keyswitches from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(company) cherry keys]
	* 1 single board computer (Lattepanda)		* 1 single board computer (Lattepanda)
	* anker power bank 26500 mAh		* anker power bank 26500 mAh

AKrause: /* Thought about the haptics of the project */

2021-03-10T15:00:51Z

Thought about the haptics of the project

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	== Thought about the haptics of the project ==		== Thought about the haptics of the project ==
	The ~~suitcase should~~ resemble a fictional device the Ministry of State Security(MfS) could have had. Therefore~~, I actually built in~~ switches ~~used by the~~ military to ~~dial in~~ the codes. The walkie-talkie ~~I used~~ is a modded version of an original ~~one~~ often used by the Stasi. ~~The goal I aimed for was a mix between~~ authenticity and fiction~~. So I covered~~ the ~~newer~~ tech ~~like~~ the touchscreen and Lattepanda with an ~~old cover~~ from an old Russian mobile television. ~~The keys are~~ cherry keys ~~that have~~ a certain kind of old school feeling by their mechanical feedback and ~~their~~ yellowish lacquer. All the ~~files~~ are weathered ~~too~~ and ~~the pen~~ and paper are original witnesses of the Soviet era.		The briefcase was built to resemble a fictional device the Ministry of State Security (MfS) could have had in use. Therefore robust switches known for their military use were installed to enter the codes. The enclosed walkie-talkie is a modded version of an original model often used by the Stasi. Aiming to merge authenticity and fiction, the present-day tech, e.g. the touchscreen and Lattepanda, was covered with an outworn skin from an old Russian mobile television. Retrofitted cherry keys provide for a certain kind of old school feeling by their mechanical feedback and the specifically added yellowish lacquer.
	~~The object itself is the protagonist~~ of ~~the story and I tried to design it to trigger memories through details~~, ~~textures and appearance in general~~. ~~I often remember the situation in my childhood where I found specific objects~~ of ~~the GDR~~ and ~~showed them~~ to ~~my parents asking what is that, and they said: it's old GDR stuff~~. ~~These objects are kind~~ of ~~charged with their long gone past~~.
			All documents given in the briefcase are additionally weathered, e.g. using soy sauce, and drafted using an old typewriter. Pen and paper are original witnesses of the Soviet era. Seven several kinds of paper were used, resembling GDR documents, e.g. a train ticket was printed on a different kind of paper than a permit to enter West-Berlin. The former was additionally flexed and folded due to its imaginary use as a commodity item. Whereas the latter depicts a rare document of singular value.

	== Tutorials ==		== Tutorials ==

AKrause: /* What's in the suitcase? */

2021-03-10T15:00:16Z

What's in the suitcase?

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	'''Software'''		'''Software'''
	* Unity based self made windows app for x86_64 environment		* Unity based self made windows app for x86_64 environment
	* an ~~arduino~~ sketch running on the ~~panda~~ to send the input via serial to the Unity app		* an Arduino sketch running on the Lattepanda to send the input via serial to the Unity app

	== Thought about the haptics of the project ==		== Thought about the haptics of the project ==

AKrause: /* What's in the suitcase? */

2021-03-10T14:59:48Z

What's in the suitcase?

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	* 7” Monitor from waveshare		* 7” Monitor from waveshare
	* 4 cherry keys		* 4 cherry keys
	* 1 ~~Latte Panda~~		* 1 single board computer (Lattepanda)
	* anker power bank 26500 mAh		* anker power bank 26500 mAh
	* an old hacked GDR Walkie-Talkie		* an old hacked GDR Walkie-Talkie

AKrause: /* Project Description */

2021-03-10T14:58:43Z

Project Description

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	== Project Description ==		== Project Description ==
	Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informat of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.		Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informat of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.

	Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.		Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.
	Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?		Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?

	With all the information one receives over time, the question continuously arises: How credible is the gathered intel? Or is it just imaginary stories that “Reader” writes? Looking at the documents through M.W.’s eyes, are the observations manipulated by the Stasi? May “Reader” himself even be an informant to the secret police, spying on M.W.?		With all the information one receives over time, the question continuously arises: How credible is the gathered intel? Or is it just imaginary stories that “Reader” writes? Looking at the documents through M.W.’s eyes, are the observations manipulated by the Stasi? May “Reader” himself even be an informant to the secret police, spying on M.W.?
	With its wethered haptics and interior decoration, the briefcase seems to derive from a parallel universe in which the Stasi possesses today’s technology.
			With its wethered haptics and interior decoration, the briefcase seems to derive from a parallel universe in which the Stasi possesses today’s technology.

	As part of the game “Kalte Ecken im Koffer”, the briefcase is given to the participant in a secret meeting that appears to be a hand-off by an “agent”. Afterwards, the participant has to bring the briefcase back in order to complete the mission successfully.		As part of the game “Kalte Ecken im Koffer”, the briefcase is given to the participant in a secret meeting that appears to be a hand-off by an “agent”. Afterwards, the participant has to bring the briefcase back in order to complete the mission successfully.

AKrause: /* Project Description */

2021-03-10T14:58:26Z

Project Description

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	== Project Description ==		== Project Description ==
	Within 45 to 60 minutes, a participant plays ~~through~~ a virtual audio walk through Berlin in a ~~suitcase~~. ~~They take on~~ the ~~role~~ of M.W. ~~and have to decide whether they want to denounce readers~~ in ~~order to get ahead themselves or stall their superiors in order to get more inspiration from~~ the ~~readings~~. ~~The participants~~ receive information ~~through~~ sound snippets ~~that they have to collect~~. ~~The suitcase seems to come from~~ a ~~parallel universe in which the Stasi has the technology of today~~. ~~The participants receive~~ the ~~suitcase via a classic agent handover and then have~~ to ~~bring it back after completing~~ the ~~mission~~ in ~~order to complete~~ the ~~mission successfully~~. With all the information one receives over time, the question ~~always~~ arises: How credible is the ~~information~~? Is it just stories that ~~Reader~~ writes? ~~Are~~ the ~~observations that one makes as~~ M.W. manipulated by the Stasi? ~~Is Reader~~ himself an IM?		Within 45 to 60 minutes, the participant plays a virtual audio walk through the streets of Berlin, that takes place during GDR times. It can be played anywhere, since all the equipment one needs is to be found in the prepared briefcase, which displays – amongst other things – a digital map on a screen. Like a time capsule, the briefcase invites to immerse oneself in the story of M.W., an informat of the Stasi, who gathered information on three suspects in former East-Berlin, some decades ago.
			Following the voice of M.W., the person playing the briefcase steers the onscreen cursor to receive information via sound snippets and thus sets the order in which those are discovered.
			Each snippet poses a question. How is the participant going to proceed? Telling the truth or lying? Being a spy or rather being spied on? Which storyline will be followed? Focusing on M.W.’s own fateful actions or rather zooming in on the assumed dissident S.R. (codename “Reader”)?
			With all the information one receives over time, the question continuously arises: How credible is the gathered intel? Or is it just imaginary stories that “Reader” writes? Looking at the documents through M.W.’s eyes, are the observations manipulated by the Stasi? May “Reader” himself even be an informant to the secret police, spying on M.W.?
			With its wethered haptics and interior decoration, the briefcase seems to derive from a parallel universe in which the Stasi possesses today’s technology.
			As part of the game “Kalte Ecken im Koffer”, the briefcase is given to the participant in a secret meeting that appears to be a hand-off by an “agent”. Afterwards, the participant has to bring the briefcase back in order to complete the mission successfully.

	== What's in the suitcase? ==		== What's in the suitcase? ==