“TXTmob” by www.txtmob.com received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Communities category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2005.
TXTmob was initially intended as a tool for activists to share information and coordinate actions during political protests—particularly for the sorts of decentralized “convergences” that characterize modern anti-globalization demonstrations.
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Das Institute for Applied Autonomy wurde 1998 als anonymes Kollektiv von Technikern, Designern, Künstlern und Aktivisten gegründet, deren gemeinsames Ziel das Streben nach individueller und kollektiver Selbstbestimmung ist.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.