Pssst! This Note’s for You
Grab your Palm, plug in your GPS, and head for the 3-D Internet
Article by Steven Johnson
Archive for August, 2003
Dialtones – Telesymphony
Aug 26
Dialtones is a large-scale concert performance whose sounds are wholly produced through the carefully choreographed dialing and ringing of the audience’s own mobile phones.
http://www.flong.com/telesymphony/
Blinkenlights
Aug 26
Using your mobile phone you could play Pong with Blinkenlights. The program Blinkenpaint enables users to create their own animations.
Speakers Corner
Aug 26
Interact with 15M LED display on the street via the web, SMS or voice recognition interface. Running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year. Speakers Corner is part of The Media Centre’s research programme in mobile technology and urban space, funded by the Arts Council of England.
http://www.speakerscorner.org.uk/
Urban Mapping
Aug 25
A map of Manhattan that employs proprietary technology to represent multi-layered spatial data on a printed page. Depending on the angle you view the map, it displays streets, subways, or neighborhoods and landmarks.
Space Invaders Project
Aug 24
French Anonymous street artist Space Invader makes mosaics from the eponymous video game, which he puts up in public spaces of his victim city. His Invasions are part of a global project. Each attack is complemented by a map of the city showing all the target sites.
