Study of Time #1 by rAndom International takes light, it’s presence and it’s absence, as a medium for the representation of time. A vividly illuminated autonomous algorithm magically reveals the time of the day, re-imagining the principle of telling time from falling shadows as a contemporary light installation.
Nike Shout by Ogilvy Singapore linked networked perimeter displays with a Facebook page and twitter hashtag to allow Indonesian football fans to broadcast their messages during a match - live.
Manchester Airport’s new T1 projection “Holograms” began service in January 2011 reminding passengers of safety restrictions and to get their passports and boarding cards ready.
“The technology has been developed in conjunction with Musion, and uses a texture that is carefully prepared during manufacture to retain maximum transparency and strength. The resulting surface betters that of a glass mirror, allowing the reproduction of high definition video at such high quality that they look real. So much so that passengers at Manchester Airport have been seen presenting their passports to the holograms!”
Here, media includes messages from friends and social services, like Foursquare or Twitter, and also more functional messages from companies or services like banks or airlines alongside large traditional big ‘M’ Media (like broadcast or news publishing).
Happylife by Auger Loizeau is the result of an ongoing collaboration with Reyer Zwiggelaar and Bashar Al-Rjoub of Aberystwyth University Computer Science Department. It uses the data it passively collects about you and your partner to forecast changes in mood - a bit like a barometer.
“What would it mean when an electronic device knows more about your partners state than you do or can predict an incoming bout of misery through statistical analysis of accumulated data? When can technology become too invasive?”