Shared_Studios Founder & Creative Director Amar Bakshi stands near a gold crate that allows Times Square visitors to interact with people across thirty locations in twenty countries as though they are in the same room stands in Times Square at a press opening for a new interactive arts installation titled TimesSquare_Portal on October 10, 2017 in New York City. TimesSquare_Portal will run from October 10 to November 21, 2017. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI