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The Conflict Room: Exploring Media Bias and Public Opinion Between Iran and the U.S.

The Conflict Room is an interactive installation that delves into how biased media shapes public opinion, particularly between nations in conflict like Iran and the U.S. It examines the mutual demonization resulting from the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which led to a communication blackout and reinforced stereotypes on both sides. By providing a platform for direct conversations between American and Iranian citizens, the installation aims to foster understanding and reduce tensions fueled by media narratives. Future iterations will seek to enhance user interaction over extended periods.

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The Conflict Room: Exploring Media Bias and Public Opinion Between Iran and the U.S.

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  1. -The Conflict Room Mani Nilchiani MFA DT / Major Studio Interface Prof. Jonah Brucker-Cohen

  2. -The Conflict Room: Problem Statement • The Conflict Room is an interactive installation piece that explores the impact of biased media on the formation of public opinion, especially nations in conflict, and more specifically, Iran and the U.S. • The mutual demonization of the two parties that succeeded the Iranian revolution of 1979 which resulted in a complete communication blackout between the two nations. • Both the American and Iranian sides have come to build and reinforce their own stereotypes, consequently contributing to the tension. • In a context where the media is the only channel to access information about the rival party, direct conversation between the citizens of the two nations appear to be an effective solution to resolve issues in a direct and independent manner.

  3. Precedents Dead in Iraq: Joseph DeLappe http://www.unr.edu/art/delappe/gaming/dead_in_iraq/dead_in_iraq%20jpegs.html

  4. Precedents contd. Alerting Infrastructure: Jonah Brucker-Cohen http://www.coin-operated.com/

  5. Precedents contd. IRUS: MorehshinAllahyari & Andrew Blanton http://www.irusart.org/

  6. Initial Prototypes Beginning with Processing

  7. Initial Prototypes How it would look like

  8. Final Version Photo Documentation

  9. User Reaction / Testing Tweets #conflictroom

  10. Conclusions from user feedback • The project needs to be installed and run for a longer period of time to fully emerge and reflect the user interaction more effectively

  11. Future Ideas Creating a platform for the citizens of the two countries to engage in conversations.

  12. Questions / Comments ?

  13. Thank you!The Conflict Roomhttp://mani-art.com/conflictroom/

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