Synch.Live is a live-action game based on a groundbreaking algorithm. Developed by multimedia artist Hillary Leone in collaboration with scientists at Imperial College, Queen Mary University, and the University of Sussex, it is an exploration of non-language forms of communication, inspired by the natural phenomenon of “emergence,” in which flocks of birds or schools of fish make seemingly spontaneous collective decisions. Generated through Visions2030's Imaginator Start-Up, Synch.Live was featured November 15th-16th at the Los Angeles Music Center as part of IndieCade's Night Games. Participants don wearable technology and follow simple rules. (The Imaginator Start-Up invites artists to conceive a wild idea that can be applied to a societal challenge, pairing them with practical problem-solvers who help bring ideas into fruition.) (For more about Night Games, see this LA TIMES article).
