▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Ar ri ola ▁got ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁mystery ▁novel ist ▁John ▁Gr ish am . ▁He ▁also ▁c ited ▁the ▁internet ' s ▁first ▁web cam , ▁the ▁Tro jan ▁Room ▁coffee ▁pot ▁as ▁insp iration , ▁saying ▁" I ▁realized ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁something ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁Web ▁than ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁data ; ▁you ▁can ▁do ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁search ▁for ▁keywords . ▁You ▁can ▁go ▁there , ▁live . ▁It ' s ▁more ▁entertain ing , ▁more ▁the atr ical ▁than ▁people ▁think . ▁It ▁has ▁some ▁qual ities ▁that ▁are ▁better ▁than ▁the ater : ▁in ▁a ▁the ater , ▁you ▁sit ▁and ▁watch ; ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁you ' re ▁more ▁active : ▁you ▁can ▁go ▁there ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁an ▁active ▁way .” F ive ▁years ▁later , ▁Ar ri ola ▁discussed ▁his ▁vision ▁with ▁CNN , ▁saying ▁“ My ▁intent ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁the ater , ▁the ater ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁pro sc enium , ▁and ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁computer ▁monitor ... In ▁my ▁mind , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁the ater ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁the ▁actors ▁will ▁be ▁performing ▁for ▁the ▁computer ▁screen ▁more ▁than ▁for ▁the ▁stage .” ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Ho ax ▁▁ ▁The ▁controvers y ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁website ' s ▁initial ▁not or iety ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁historical ▁context ▁of