public art as a wireless network

from Maria Stukhoff's blog

my >blubox< artwork is piloting an example of the above mentioned terms and practises and sits amongst 4 other case studies of artists using mobile and wireless media devices. >blubox< which is a systems-based art project, enables the public to network together via bluetooth to play with various designed mobile applications in a coordinated city environment.

The first blubox project developments test led us to network between four mobile phones and a laptop user. Working through Bluetooth, we communicated and exchanged music mp3’s, text and images with each other. The system worked within an approx. 25-meter radius around corners and through walls within the studio building… Not bad for our first go! We also connected a large format LED screen...

ONTECA, who are leading the design research and programming part of blubox applications are now concentrating on developing our first bluetooth enabled multiplayer JAVA game. For more on ONTECA go to: http://www.onteca.com/