Crowdsourcing experiment

• Mechanical Turk
• Marketplace Clickworker
• Localized Experiment

Methodology

• How does crowdsourcing work at a technical level?
• How have other people made crowdsourcing fit into a creative process?
• What tools are used?

Experiment Image Results: Here

(working on placing each image to the contributors location on a map)

A crowdsourced art experiment is a project that involves collecting contributions from a large group of people, often through the internet, in order to create a collective work of art. In this particular experiment, I used the platform Marketplace Clickworker and asked 30 people from different locations around the world to draw any object that is around them at the time. I paid each worker $0.30 to submit one drawing.

• Marketplace is a platform that provides individuals with access to a diverse crowd of over 4 million workers, offering a few notable features as highlighted by its AI data solution & crowdsourcing model. It’s also based in Germany, enabling it with capabilities that are not allowed in the US that its largest competitor, Mechanical Turk, is subject to. This includes accepting tasks that involve asking the client to google search a topic, for example — a request not permitted in the US.

Each person is given a prompt to draw an object, and they have the freedom to choose whatever object they like. They could draw something from their immediate surroundings, like a cup of coffee or a piece of furniture, or they could draw something more abstract, like a feeling or an idea. The goal of the experiment is to create a diverse collection of drawings that reflects the unique perspectives and experiences of the participating individuals.

Once all of the drawings have been collected, I intend to compile them into a single collection and display the results in some way, such as through an online gallery or a physical exhibition. By bringing together the work of many different people, the experiment would create a tapestry of artistic expression that reflects the collective creativity of the group.