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Decades of psychological and anthropological research have formulated the concept of proxemics. Proxemics is the study of the nature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain. It defines regions around people and the acceptable social behaviors in those zones. As the distance between two people decreases the degree of intimacy is increased, culminating in physical contact and/or penetration. Gallery Shooting Gallery provides human exploration of both of these extremes of intimacy as well as a platform to study intense online interactions, their usability, and consequences.
This is accomplished by focusing the research on the intensely intimate and visceral experience of firing a live weapon at another human being. With Gallery Shooting Gallery, this emotional sensation is no longer restricted to a small portion of the population. In fact any internet user is empowered to anonymously take aim at any target within range, discharge the weapon, and experience the full gamut of resulting human emotions.
