Developed by experimental digital artist Todd Anderson, HitchHiker is a chrome extension for creating live performances inside other people's internet browsers.  Using HitchHiker, you can lead a tour of a section of the internet you know better than anyone else, assemble a protest group to vandalize corporate home pages, interrogate our relationship to social media or online shopping on top of those very sites, create a collaborative interactive mystery or invent your own new style of performance that's never been seen before. 

In this 2-day workshop, Todd Anderson will teach participants how to build and guide performances in HitchHiker and how to build on the existing functionality for those with Javascript experience. The workshop will culminate in an invite-only night of performances for fellow participants, friends, and family who can attend actively through downloading the extension or via Twitch.

Workshop

Wednesday, June 3rd + Thursday, June 4th 7:00-8:30pm

Performance

June 10th 7:00-8:30pm

Apply to be in the workshop by emailing We Be Imagining Director J. Khadijah Abdurahman at Jka2148@columbia.edu with a sentence or 2 about why you’re interested.

No cost to attending the workshop but participants must be able to commit to attending all 3 days. Workshop limited to 15 people.