Psychogeography is the study of the emotional and psychological effects of our environment. It aims to help us understand the world which we inhabit by studying the nature of how space effects our subjective experience.

For this experiment, six subjects engaged in systematic derives. (A term coined by the French Situationists that translates, 'to drift'.) The subjects went on walks around the neighborhood of SE Belmont in Portland, OR. The focus of the trip was on the journey, and as such no destination was set. The subjects recorded their observations and emotions, using the PML model as defined by socialfiction.org.

The following demonstration is a collection of their experiences. It aims to create a new map of the city, based on the collective experience of those that inhabit it.

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sources & further reading:
psychogeography and the derive
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