Neurocam

In My Humble Opinion
1

This seems like the right folder for this, as it’s a rough poll of sorts.

I am curious how many people have heard of Neurocam, and/or how many are ‘operatives’.

For those who have heard of it, what do you think it’s all about? A cult, a joke, a mindfuck, a mix of all three and then some?

Here’s a blog with a few links to get the process rolling

2

What exactly is it?

3

I second that. I’ve never heard of it.

4

I read a little about it on metafilter a couple of weeks ago or so.

Seems like a whole lot of nothing to me. Fight Clubbish artsy fartsy crap.

5

To be truthful I’m not sure exactly what it is. It seems to be somewhere between ‘performance art’ and ‘operation mindfuck.’
But I’m really not sure.

As for it being a fight club-esque stunt, quite possibly. All in all I’m simply not sure, and it may be smoke and mirrors, but I was interested in finding out some opinions from other Dopers.

6

After reading Euty’s PURSAM Project posts, I was intrigued by a brief reference to Neurocam. I checked out the site, I searched for some writings, and, my guard down, I registered. It’s been a month, and I’ve just received my first assignment. It’s harmless enough, of course, but I find myself wondering whether I really want to get involved in this. I know at least one person on the Dope is involved – has it been enjoyable? Annoying? Inconvenient? Frightening? Illegal?

7

I recently completed my second assignment, one on taking a picture of a ‘doorway to another world’ and then writing a short essay on the other world.

Very enjoyable, a bit annoying taking pictures as I don’t own a digicam. Not really frightening, and I’ve been asked to do nothing that’s illegal.

So far, I’ve found it’s a wonderful stimulus for my natural creativity and writing habits, but I assume others would have different experiences.