Drops in Ethernity

Drops in Ethernity uses a common data analysis function, referred to as Traceroute, as a starting point. During this process, the travel through the internet of a specific data package is recorded. The information gathered includes the name of each web server encountered along the way as well as the time required for the server to respond.

 

Drops in Ethernity allows users, uninitiated to this concept, to experience it through an audible representation. The detailed report remains hidden to singularly emphasise information replication along the system. Visual cues suggest to the public that the network of computers that make up the internet are in fact an endless sea of repeated data which looses itself to avoid overflowing.

 

After providing the destination for the route, the user must wait for the operation to complete. This often lengthy process presents a time for the user to consider the physical distance separating them from the desired site. This special concept is rarely pondered by typical internet surfers. It is impossible to include a replay button for the audio output, as the results of a traceroute change at every moment because of the online traffic.