DOUBLE MOUSE

Step 7 USES?

9 to 5 Paintings

There are many possible uses for the Double Mouse ranging from useless to pointless. The first series I have done using this new technology is the 9 to 5 Paintings. I, like much of the working world, find myself with less and less time for creative projects and more and more time spent writing emails. 9 to 5 Paintings are a way to create art and send emails, write reports, and do work all at the same time!

The set up is simple, you will need two computers connected to one Double Mouse. On one computer run a drawing / painting application at full screen. GIMP is an open source free image editing program that can be downloaded for free. On the other computer just go about your daily business. As you click and drag your way around email, the internet, and your regularly frequented applications you will leave brush strokes on the other computer. 9 to 5 paintings are a visual representation of your daily computing routines.

You can see a screen capture of the process in the attached .mov file.

Comments

[syme]

Idea unsure whether it would work as usb work on a set voltage and it may be damaging to devices, but why not do this with a USB extender i.e. a female usb to two male usb's, then a single usb stick can be accessed on two pc.

note. i dunno whether it would cause files to corrupt be good for someone to try with a cheap tacky usb stick lol

[dodo91]

i have an idea. have you ever had two computers, and wanted to put a document on both of them. you dont have anything tho take it from one to the other to have it on both. so, ou use this concept, but with the keyboard. you put word on both computers, then type. you only have to look at one screen. this is because if you made a mistake on one, it will be on the other. you can also do the mouse, so when you click somewhere, it will click on the other computer. thats what i call killing two birds with one stone!

[Kazeem]

or you pay £5 for a memory stick instead of mutilating a set of computer equipment, and taking longer than it takes to transfer a file :P good idea all the same.... lol

[roystonlodge]

This is such a genius idea that, if only you hadn't posted this idea for free on this site, I'm SURE you could have made a WHACK of money off a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. But, you posted it for free on the Internet, so no taxpayer-funded art money for you! ;-)