Gallery: Preview: See Bacterial Radio and Ars Electronica's Other Intriguing Projects

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    *Joe Davis'* Bacterial Radio*, one of the winners of the Ars Electronica Golden Nica.* Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr
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    *Memopol-2* by Timo Toots, a "social machine" that collects information about a visitor from databases and the internet. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *Rear Window Loop* by Jeff Desom, a project that distills Hitchcock's classic into three minutes.
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    *It's a jungle in here*, by Van Sowerwine & Isobel Knowles with Matthew Gingold. An interactive installation puts two people into a simulated environment, making them respond to unsettling encounters. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *Game Border*, by Jun Fujiki, lets the player jump from game to game seamlessly. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    The Free Universal Construction Kit, by Golan Levin. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *Fifty Sisters* by Australian artist Jon McCormack. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    A trading bot designed to speculate and invest in world financial markets, by RYBN. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *Crackle-canvas*, a painting by Tom Verbruggen that produces sound. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *Everyday Rebellion*, an online platform set up by Arash and Arman Riahi to link nonviolent protest and civil disobedience movements. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    The "compound eye detector screen" of *Desire of Codes*, a large-scale installation by Seiko Minami. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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    *230312:QRmovie*, an interactive installation that shows a movie made from QR codes. *Photo: [Ars Electronica](http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/)/Flickr*
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