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...artists started laser tagging in earnest only a year ago; they devised the basic concept while art fellows at Eyebeam, an art and technology center in New York where Powderly and Roth refined their open-source technology. The system is simple: The duo will locate an appropriate building or structure (avoiding buildings with windows to prevent any accidental laser-eye injuries) and aim the projector at the surface; with each flick of the laser pointer, the computer software registers a streak of light (see the equipment). The artists have pointed their projectors at everything from bridges in New York City...
Dubbing themselves the Graffiti Research Lab and backed by Eyebeam, a not-for-profit dedicated to patent-free open-source technology, Roth and Powderly set their invention loose on the Internet, where it quickly developed a passionate following. Others were soon adding improvements the duo had never thought of, such as timers and on-off switches. A website sprang up selling throwie kits--much to Roth's delight. "We want to get people excited about using public spaces," he says. "And get them excited about art." --By Ta-Nehisi Coates and Carolina A. Miranda...
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