Thursday, February 25, 2010

Txt_ Installations with projection


http://www.txtualhealing.com/

Augmented_Syracuse?

http://phantomcity.org/

another mode of content...speculative histories and projected futures - iPhone Augmented Reality
not really related to our current desired outcome, but still interesting.


Sunday, February 21, 2010

MIT's Flyfire Project



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-9CRSNseL0&feature=player_embedded


Mechanical fireflies could help create a new kind of 3-D display, say researchers at MIT.

Standing in for the bioluminescent beetles will be LED-fitted, remotely controlled micro-helicopters that can be choreographed electronically to display shapes and images as they hover in midair. The project, called Flyfire, would use RC helicopters similar to the toys sold at the mall today.

“Each of the helicopters then acts as what we call a smart pixel,” E Roon Kang, the MIT research fellow who is leading the project, told Wired.com. “By controlling their movement, we can have the pixels flying through the air.”

The idea is almost all theoretical now since it is in its very early stages, says Kang. Researchers at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab and Aerospace Robotics and Embedded Systems (ARES) Lab are jointly developing the idea.

In traditional displays, pixels are static and arranged on a flat surface. Finding a way to make truly three-dimensional displays has been a frequent subject of research, but few practical solutions have emerged despite decades of effort.

The MIT researchers are betting that if each pixel can be made to hover in space and can be controlled reliably, they can create a giant 3-D display.

Ultimately the project would be a step in the direction of “smart dust” — the idea that computing devices will be extremely small, somewhat self-contained, and pervasive, says MIT.

The canvas made by little lighted helicopters can show either a two-dimensional image or a 3-D shape.

Currently researchers are trying to design these little helicopters that will serve as the smart pixels. Kang says the team is looking at microcopters with four rotors as a possible vehicle.

Simple as the idea may seem, creating an army of microcopters poses some significant technical challenges. For instance, each of these little devices will have be self-stabilizing. That means as they hover, they will have to maintain their co-ordinates with extreme accuracy for at least a few minutes.

Another problem lies in being able to reliably control thousands of these microcopters.

“Today we are able to simultaneously control a handful of micro-helicopters but with Flyfire, we are aiming to scale up and reach very large numbers,” says Emilio Frazzoli, head of the ARES Lab in a statement.

Flyfire is being conceived as a installation in a large public place, where the pixels can recharge every few minutes and then perform in space. So far, the team has performed simulations to show the idea at work and hopes to start designing the actual devices soon.

Check out MIT’s video explaining how the Flyfire idea will work.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/flyfire-3-d/#ixzz0gEVgQb5b

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Architectural Urban Light Graffiti

http://weburbanist.com/2007/09/07/architectural-light-graffiti-projection-bombing-images-on-urban-surfaces/

This can be some inspiration on how to draw people in to this project or maybe have it visible from hills on campus or the freeway if it projects high.. this is expanding on some of the drawings Andrew put up.


This has two videos, the first I'm not sure if we've already talked about here, but if we could project things his fantastic (as in fantasy) it might be able to become the spark for conversation via text or be responsive to something or .....

Banksy




Good ole Banksy in NYC, comicizing phone booths. This might be irrelevant ...

Shadowland

The power of shadows in playing with scale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgvmlqqkofM&feature=related

Precedents 3

http://www02.zkm.de/you/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74%3Asampling-1&catid=35%3Awerke&Itemid=82%E3%80%88=en

http://www.pw-videoblog.de/ (Link to their Blog)

You_Ser sample 1 - A project, in which two artists are determined to collect video footage from mobile phones to display and interact with.

http://www.mobispray.com/


mobispray is an interactive project in which people can you their cellphone as a spray paint can and spray paint onto physical surfaces.

http://lab.rockwellgroup.com/work/digital-confetti.html

Digital confetti is an installation used for a celebration

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by Far infrared
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