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In terms of creating some sort of GPS activated waypoint database along a route, I imagine one of the restrictions of using a cheap and therefore practical GPS device is the interface, which is pretty low-res . But using PDA's there could be much more potential with a wireless setup. It's a shame that the geo-caching people (www.geocaching.com) haven't really played with making the treasure (or cache) in a data format. It's a plastic tupperware container, which is tactile and very everyday, but somehow defeats the point of using the GPS to find it.
This discussion also brings to mind a project by Dunne and Raby . I have copied the blurb from their website (www.dunneandraby.co.uk)
An interesting outcome of the tuneable cities project was the way the electromagnetic landscape altered as they drove through different areas of the city. The cultural and social climate reflected the data they received. For instance, they had tuned their receiver to baby intercom frequencies, and some areas of the city became dense with these sounds, whereas others were quiet.
www.dunneandraby.co.uk : hertzian tales
"Tuneable Cities explores new experiences of overlapping electromagnetic and urban environments.
In this proposal, the design is not for an object but for interactions through the car as an interface with existing and new systems. The most effective design intervention here is not at the level of the object itself but its programme. And it is through the medium of electronic products that new urban experiences are provided.
We took the car as a very sophisticated found object that already provides a link between both of these environments.
Car Radio
The final proposal is not for an object but a new relationship between person and city expressed through the re-labelling of a car radio.
Usually the car cuts us off from the environment, here it is intended to emphasis our connection. The car radio could reveal existing zones created by babycoms and bugs, or it could connect to new specially designed radio spaces created by radio tagged bires for instance.
The car’s role as an interface between hertzian and geographical space is emphasised. The driver can decide the desired amount of intrusiveness and the legality of the sources he listens to."
This discussion also brings to mind a project by Dunne and Raby . I have copied the blurb from their website (www.dunneandraby.co.uk)
An interesting outcome of the tuneable cities project was the way the electromagnetic landscape altered as they drove through different areas of the city. The cultural and social climate reflected the data they received. For instance, they had tuned their receiver to baby intercom frequencies, and some areas of the city became dense with these sounds, whereas others were quiet.
www.dunneandraby.co.uk : hertzian tales
"Tuneable Cities explores new experiences of overlapping electromagnetic and urban environments.
In this proposal, the design is not for an object but for interactions through the car as an interface with existing and new systems. The most effective design intervention here is not at the level of the object itself but its programme. And it is through the medium of electronic products that new urban experiences are provided.
We took the car as a very sophisticated found object that already provides a link between both of these environments.
Car Radio
The final proposal is not for an object but a new relationship between person and city expressed through the re-labelling of a car radio.
Usually the car cuts us off from the environment, here it is intended to emphasis our connection. The car radio could reveal existing zones created by babycoms and bugs, or it could connect to new specially designed radio spaces created by radio tagged bires for instance.
The car’s role as an interface between hertzian and geographical space is emphasised. The driver can decide the desired amount of intrusiveness and the legality of the sources he listens to."
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