I make things that go on the Internet. I live in Brooklyn and design at Audience members took turns, often in pairs, using the Chatroulette station on the stage. The conversations with strangers began as they normally seem to, with sarcastic banter getting tossed back and forth. But the interactions began to change as soon as the stranger became aware of the larger audience. A pretty blonde in Brazil, for example, began by playfully flirting with two redheads using the station. When she saw the crowd, she started biting her lips excitedly. The meeting climaxed with loud catcalls from the audience before she was “nexted,” which is website slang for moving on to a new stranger. For the countless nudists on the site, encountering a large crowd was also apparently an exciting treat. A drinking game was made of it: Whenever nudity appeared, the crowd took a drink.
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We Went to a Chatroulette Party Last Night — Daily Intel http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/we_went_to_a_chatroutlette_par.html#ixzz0h3gG0S5b
I am absolutely fascinated by chatroulette. Sometimes technology makes something possible socially that is brand new, interesting, a little dangerous, and undefined. It’s in the infancy of these ideas that all the magic happens. The chaotic infant stage before someone figures out how to monetize it, or game its system. Enjoy it now before prochatroulette opens and publishes “All the Cherries: 10 Ways to Win Big at Chat Roulette”.
