DEFCON 16: Urban Exploration - A Hacker's View

Speakers:
Phreakmonkey
mutantMandias

Urban Exploration is the practice of discovering and exploring (and often photographing) the more "off-beat" areas of human civilization. Popular targets of Urban Exploration include abandoned hospitals or institutions, empty factories, and other disused structures, but it can also include "active" sites such as service corridors, utility levels, rooftops, storm drains, steam tunnels, you name it.

For years, the Urban Exploration community and Hacker community have existed in parallel despite their many commonalities. This talk will introduce UrbEx to the DefCon community and explore the similarity of the mindsets between those who explore the far reaches of cyberspace and those who explore the forgotten areas of the real world.

Bring an open mind, a sense of adventure, and any experiences you've had when you've wandered into a forgotten or "off limits" area just to see what's there. You might already be an Urban Explorer and not have realized it!

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• explore
• community

[Morphesque]

Was the Q&A session filmed, as well? I'd love to see it, but I can't seem to find it.

[ChRiStIaAn008]

@Morphesque didn't find it either, maybe if someone finds it respond?

[TheCrazyFinn]

Me and friends used to do this as kids. It seems roofs are the easiest way to get in. Always some unlocked hatches to go through... ;)