Presentation was part of Nordic Performing Arts Days 2014 (CPH STAGE) at a session named "The performing arts facing globalization, digitalization and co-creation".

1. Our
digital
lives
Participation. Friends. NOW!
THE PERFORMING ARTS FACING GLOBALIZATION,
DIGITALIZATION AND CO-CREATION
CPH STAGE 2014
Peter Vittrup, Seismonaut

2. This is my life…

4. My family

5. My friends

6. My network

7. Relations are what
matter to me
The networks I engage in

8. Relations are what
matter to me
The networks I engage in

9. Digital technologies are changing our lives,
but not what are important

10. Commercial
Danish telco “3” (2013)

11. “It’s the contact”

12. “My grandchildren”

13. “And the only thing I will go back and get,
if I forget it on my way out”

14. What happened?

15. Before, our lives used to be defined by…

16. Family

17. School

18. Job

19. Religion

20. Today, institutions are no longer as important.
But social relations still are.

21. Digital technologies help us build
relationships

22. This is the Pope

23. This is the Pope on Twitter

24. This is Benjamin (14) from Vejle, Denmark

25. Benjamin looks (a little) like Justin Bieber and
has gained more than 1 million followers on Instagram.
http://instagram.com/benjaminlasnier

27. News story
Tv-Avisen (2013)
DR - Danish Broadcasting Corporation

28. We are focused on the
present moment
Leisure Work
School

29. We are focused on the
present moment
Now
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Snapchat
SMS
Email
iPad
YouTube
...

31. ”Our society has reoriented itself to the present
moment. Everything is live, real time, and always-on.
It’s not a mere speeding up, however much our
lifestyles and technologies have accelerated the rate
at which we attempt to do things. It’s more of a
diminishment of anything that isn’t happening right
now — and the onslaught of everything that
supposedly is.”
!
Douglas Rushkoff
Present shock (2014)

33. Following life
on Facebook

34. Liking pictures
on Instagram

35. Calling mom on
Skype

36. Searching for
love on Tinder

37. Sending smileys
in text messages

38. Uploading
Sharing
Chatting
Commenting

39. Now

40. 80% of Danish
teens answer a
a text message
within 5 min.
Questionary among 600 high school students aged 16-19
Søren Schultz Hansen: “Årgang 2012”

41. “I always answer if someone sends me a
message on Facebook. It’s exactly the same as
when people tap my shoulder.”
Sally
Søren Schultz Hansen: “Årgang 2012”

43. “Teens aren’t addicted
to social media. They’re
addicted to each other.”
!
dana boyd
It’s Complicated (2014)

44. Insights
• We expect participation. What is completed is not interesting. We
want to create, participate, comment and take part.
• Friends mean everything. We have lost trust in authorities.
• This moment is what’s important. The story of our lives are made
of moments with the people around us. What’s happening NOW.

45. We want to be involved
Participation
Friends
And do things together
In this moment
Now!

46. Thank you
Peter Vittrup
pv@seismonaut.com
@petervittrup