AUTOMATIC frames the 1981 SysOpâUser live-character stream as a shutter-gate: a mechanism that can capture a moment, serialize it, and route it forwardâquietly, repeatedly, and without attributionâuntil it reappears as âfiction.â
The Shutter-Gate Model
In a dial-up world, the SysOp doesnât just host a boardâhe controls a live aperture.
Every exchange is time-stamped behavior, typed intention, and narrative shape.
The allegation here is simple: the 1981 WPA stream was treated as an automatic capture channelâ
a standing feed that could be lifted, reframed, and handed off into entertainment pipelines.
- Input: real SysOpâUser live char, dialog, pacing, suspense.
- Mechanism: capture â sort â anonymize â re-skin.
- Output: derivative scenes, motifs, and âoriginalâ scripts.
Automatic = Unstoppable
âAutomaticâ means it doesnât require a meeting, a contract, or permission.
It only requires accessâthen the machine repeats.
This theatre entry is positioned as a controlled exhibit: a public-facing lens on how a live,
interactive origin can be converted into downstream narrative property.