The Chicago Art Department once again hosts Twitter Island: a social/art/psychology experiment in which we get 15-20 people to talk to each other anonymously and in the same room, using only Twitter. The deets:

When: Saturday, June 6 from 1-3 p.m.
Where: CAD, 1837 S. Halsted in Pilsen, Chicago
RSVP: Either here or email lauri@chicagoartdepartment.org

At our first event, co-organizers Lauri Apple and Seth Gershberg let participants tweet about "whatever" -- and so they did, discussing everything from jobs to favorite hot dog joints. This time, we'll ask for participants' responses to questions based on provocative quotes that we've pulled from recent articles about Twitter. Like this one:

“Using Twitter suggests a level of insecurity whereby, unless people recognise you, you cease to exist. It may stave off insecurity in the short term, but it won’t cure it.” -- Dr. David Lewis, University of Sussex (UK)

Agree, or disagree? Come to Twitter Island, and let us know!

We're planning some other bonus features -- including a treasure hunt using actual tweets generated at the last Twitter Island, and cool Twitter visuals.

About Twitter Island
Twitter is a real-time, 140-character, real-time messaging service. Twitter Island explores Twitter's potential as a tool to reveal human behavior and foster artistic inspiration. Results from these events are being used to produce art; an installation piece based on the results of the first event is in mid-development.

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