the PaintBall project day 15

[ricree]

20,000 paintballs? I really hope that this guy's room is well ventilated.

[counterculturemusic]

I think there is a third group besides the violent and the nonviolent visitors of your site, that is those who find it fascinating that they can fire a paintball gun from miles away.

[jmseyal]

that's a great point, i think a lot of the fire is meant in a completely non-malicious way. lately i've just been watching the chat on his website, losts of interesting social interactions...

[cosmicsiren]

I think that is part of the point of this experiment - to show how people distance themselves from the consequences of their actions. It's easy to shoot someone when you're not facing them.

[ricree]

I think that a lot of people don't get how disturbing it would be just to have the shots going off. I imagine that there are a lot of people who would not shoot at him, but would still fire if it was pointed somewhere else. Until I watched some of the videos, it didn't really sink in how much of an effect there would be.

[jmseyal]

this is one of the most important and emotionally affecting works of art being made right now, in these violent and horrible times we live in. wafaa, you are a hero; and as a young artist, an american from Islamic background, and an avid videogamer, i want to thank you for having the courage to do what you are doing. you've taught me things about myself.

[karebu]

may i know how much cost are you running into?

[mewafaa]

I am almost spending $200-300 on daily operational cost

wb

[Slocketman]

You might want to try contacting the major paintball manufacturers for sponsorship, or if they would just donate some cases of paintballs.

Lots of manufacturers here:

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Or at least use some cheaper paint, that RPS All-Star is expensive! You should be able to find cheap stuff at $20 per 2000rnd case.