I stumbled across this site the other day- it started in 2006. Took me a while.
is a project conceived by media artists Jonathon Harris and Sepandar Kamvar. The system they created routinely searches recent blog posts from all over the world for the phrases “I feel” and “I am feeling”. The result is an interactive database displaying thousands of these “feelings” as they are posted. Other data harvested from the blogs such as the poster’s age, gender, location, and current weather conditions are also integrated.
From the site:
At its core, We Feel Fine is an artwork authored by everyone. It will grow and change as we grow and change, reflecting what’s on our blogs, what’s in our hearts, what’s in our minds. We hope it makes the world seem a little smaller, and we hope it helps people see beauty in the everyday ups and downs of life.
The interface is beautiful- the “feelings,” like hybrid lightning bugs/fruity pebbles, race around your screen and cling to your mouse as you move it. Of course I’m always the voyeur, so I found it pretty interesting to be able to catch these glimpses of nearly real-time thoughts and emotions.
Here’s my contribution:
I feel kind of fuzzy-headed today because Pema was making little noises from about 3 o’clock on, and I’m a very light sleeper. Besides that I feel pretty awesome- the weather is perfect and I’m thinking about taking P to the zoo this weekend. She’s never been.
How do you feel?
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