[iDC] Projects

[trebor at thing.net]

[The following excerpt from the useful resource site "netzwissenschaft" offers
a few examples of projects that we could use as entry points.
http://www.netzwissenschaft.de/mob.htm
-Trebor]


>DEVICES

http://artscool.cfa.cmu.edu:16080/~winkler/PI/
pi [fabian winkler, 2005]

"the sculpture is a retractable phone booth that is carried on your back and can
slide up and over your head to completely isolate you from society."


http://www.finishing-school.net/pio/index.html
public interaction objects

"public interaction objects is a series of low-tech participatory objects. they
are physical interfaces engineered to create meaningful interaction with
individuals in various public contexts."


>LOCATIVE TEXT

http://www.semapedia.org/
semapedia
[alexis rondeau, stan wiechers, 2005]

"our goal is to combine the physical annotation technology of semacode with the
availability of high quality information using the free encyclopedia
wikipedia."

http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/surfacepatterns/
surface patterns
[centrifugalforces, 2004]

"use your mobile phone to tap into the hidden history of ten sites across
huddersfield."


>RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENTS

http://pm-air.net/index.php
air: area's immediate reading [preemptive media, 2006]

"air is a public, social experiment in which people are invited to use
preemptive media's portable air monitoring devices to explore their
neighborhoods and urban environments for pollution and fossil fuel burning
hotspots."


>SMS PROJECTION

http://www.bikesagainstbush.com/
bikes against bush [joshua kinberg, 2004]

"using a wireless internet enabled bicycle outfitted with a custom-designed
printing device, the bikes against bush bicycle can print text messages sent
from web users directly onto the streets of manhattan in water-soluble chalk."