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Clearly
some of the Bristol bloodlust lives on, as the majority of
people who completed our feedback form said they'd have been
a rioter!
Everyone
who took part said they'd enjoyed the experience and could
visualise what the riot must have been like, with 89% of respondents
saying they wanted to have a go at the experience again -
if only they could have stopped the rain.
The
technology for that might not be around for a while yet!
Surprisingly, just over half of the people who emailed us
their comments thought that it wasn't quite as good as a radio
play, however people who did like it felt more immersed in
the experience and enjoyed the atmosphere it generated.
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"It's not like listening to the radio - you are more in it.
You are in the actual area and feel part of it."
It seems that some people weren't very keen on the random
structure of the play, and perhaps wanted a little more explanation
initially as to what it was all about.
"It's a bit confusing. I did not know which way to go, it
felt disjointed and there was no guidance."
Although
many warmed to the unique freedom offered by the experiment
once they'd been doing it for a few minutes.
"Initially I asked where to go - it took a while to work out
it does not matter, and when I started to go haphazardly and
I kind of let it wash over me, it improved the experience."
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Read about the technology
There
was a bit of a mixed response to the technology involved.
Most
agreed that when it worked the sound quality was great, as
people imagined the Dragoons charging or even jumping in surprise
at some of the louder pieces of audio.
However
a few weren't keen on the way the audio files played into
each other as they moved around, either because they felt
they were missing something or conversly because the transition
didn't feel smooth enough.
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People
thought a history of the docks would be good |
The
Global Positioning System (GPS) at the heart of the project
can sometimes give inconsistent results, depending on how
many satellites are overhead at any one time.
The
fewer satellites there are, the less accurately they can pinpoint
a person's location to trigger the different audio segments.
This
can mean a sound file intended for the Mansion House, for
example, may not be heard until after the person has passed
that location.
People
weren't short of ideas for other Bristol events to cover,
with the launch of the SS Great Britain, construction of the
suspension bridge and a history of the harbour and docks being
popular suggestions.
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