SnapBack is a video commenting tool. As it exists right now, it’s a touch screen interface that prompts you with a question, video records your answer and then automatically uploads to YouTube with specific tags. This tool was developed by Radek Zajkowski, and we tested it out at the 24 hour ‘Sleep is for Dead People’ last week. Overall it was quite successful, people used it and (at least to our faces) said nice things. At the moment the tool only allows for one question but moving forward we hope to implement a version with multiple questions and eventually extend the interface to support artist’s statements and video tours of each show. The idea is that the artist could record short clips about each piece in order which gallery attendees could then watch on their iPods as they tour the gallery. Ideally SnapBack will be an intelligent feedback and learning tool that will help WhipperSnapper to become a more interactive community space.

What we don’t want is to create a tool that facilitates a video version of bad event photography, rude comments, drunk yelling and indecent exposure. And luckily, we didn’t have any of that.

We’d love to hear any ideas you might have about making the tool better as well as any suggestions for slide questions.

So far, here are some questions we’re interested in:

1) Tell us about art(ists) you like

2) What do you think about the art/music community in Toronto?

3) What do you think about this exhibit?

4) What’s your favorite piece in this show?

Below are two videos form the 24 hour show, you can find more on here.