allisonburtch
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9 years ago that title though :star: :+1:
Closed lifewinning closed 8 years ago
allisonburtch
commented
9 years ago that title though :star: :+1:
I Think Therefore ICANN: An RPG about TLDs
Name : Ingrid Burrington & Surya Mattu Location : Brooklyn, NY Email : lifewinning@gmail.com, surya@suryamattu.com Twitter : @lifewinning, @suryamattu GitHub : @lifewinning, @samatt Url(s) :
Type of proposal
Workshop
Description of your talk / panel / workshop / demo
Domain names are where the politics, poetics, and peculiarities of the web express themselves in often the most direct and clever ways. But even the most active domain name hoarder might not really understand how the Domain Name System works, why certain TLDs exist, and how they at times become an arena where real-world geopolitical conflicts play out online.
This is a workshop about understanding the technical structures behind the weird and deeply political world of domain names via a live-action roleplaying game. We'll begin with an overview of DNS, ICANN, the TLD creation process, engage in some roleplaying scenarios based on real-world incidents in ICANN history, and brainstorm alternative models to the current model for network naming conventions. Somewhere between Risk, D&D, Model UN, and TRON.
Length of talk / panel / workshop
1.5hrs
Workshop technical requirements and materials list
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Speaker Bio
https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/1969578?v=3&s=256 https://www.dropbox.com/s/biexqdrf3d6kkpb/oh_for_sure_man.jpg?dl=0
Surya and Ingrid promise they'll write a bio later.