Artist Creates Virtual Traffic Jam on Google Maps With a Wagon Full of 99 Smartphones
Berlin-based artistSimon Weckertis fascinated by the digital world and its impact on humanity. With his performanceGoogle Map Hacks, Weckert plays with the intersection of real and virtual worlds. A video of the performance shows what’s happening online and on the street in real time. As Weckert slowly rolls his wagon across a near-empty street, Google Maps follows along with a red line. This traffic jam, because of the phones on the wagon, instantly has a real-life impact....