StarryNight

When a new text is read for the first time at Rhizome.org it appears on StarryNight as a dim star.

Each time a text gets read again, the corresponding star gets a bit brighter. Over time, the page comes to resemble a starry night sky, with bright stars corresponding to the most popular texts, and dim stars corresponding to less-popular ones.

By using StarryNight , you increase the brightness of the stars corresponding to the texts you read, leaving a visible trace of your activity (intensities are updated daily, so results are not immediate).

StarryNight is both a mirror and a map. On the one hand, it offers a reflection of the Rhizome community's reading habits. It is up to you to decide whether to click on a bright, popular star, or a dim one that represents a text that fewer people have read. On the other hand, it acts as a navigational interface by connecting similar stars/texts into constellations regardless of their brightness.

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Last Edit: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:29:58 -0800
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