I bar - Limitations - -

This project is only limited by those who decide to use it. That might be a problem... Depending on easibility of use and intuitive ness of the bar; users may be over welmed. Might be a slight problem with ambient light killing the effect of the bar. It would definatly be good for night clubs... there are so many options.

ibar

More images - http://www.i-bar.ch/en/pictures/

http://www.i-bar.ch/index.php?id=88&L=1

iBar is a system for the interactive design of any bar-counter. Integrated video-projectors can project any content on the milky bar-surface. The intelligent tracking system of iBar detects all objects touching the surface. This input is used to let the projected content interact dynamically with the movements on the counter. Objects can be illuminated at their position or virtual objects can be "touched" with the fingers. The iBar system is ready to be installed completely into any kind of bar-counter, there's no need for any further installations on the ceiling or something like that. The software is flexible and can be adjusted and enhanced.Videos, Newspaper, Brochures, Games, Fun, Visuals. Ambience etc

Motoglyph limitations

Some of the limitations of Motoglyph might be that of people unwilling to have a go at it. It would be great for kids. ANother limitation is that once again with the rear projection; it can take up a bit of space depending on whether or not you can shallow throw the image or not. The other problem with the projection that I mentioned on metamorphosis is that it needs to be in a darkened space to have a good effect.

Motoglyph

http://www.thessa.eu/tag/interactive-installation

Digit developed a technology so users were could write on the walls with a custom made 'virtual spray can', the movements tracked via ultrasound. The movements were back projected onto glass panels, creating a virtual graffiti wall and the sensation of writing in 'light'. In real time the movements affect and create sounds.

The three panels each have a unique sound effect. The first changes the pitch along the Y axis (from your initial registration point) and adds layers of sound loops dependent on acceleration. The second layers a number of sounds loops together depending on acceleration. The third constructs at random a beat pattern from a number of libraries. It then plays this forwards and backwards depending on direction along the X axis. The speed of playback is connected to the acceleration so for example is the user "scribbles" back and forth you will hear a "DJ scratching" effect.

Limitations of the Urinal

One of the main Limitations of this design would be getting permission to install it in the urinals. Additionally; I assume that it would have to be durable and water proof.

Urinal

http://www.thessa.eu/tag/interactive-installation

The work Pissoir celebrates the private, intimate, DIY act of pissing as a creative activity. This work provides all participants with a virtual canvas, giving them the opportunity to draw/paint their own works of art. Urine incident upon a sensor is sampled for its unique pH level; thus each participant leaves his/her own colour pH signature. In addition to the installation apparatus, the artists provide a small device to assist women in urinating precisely.

Wooden Mirror Limitations

Alright, so many limitations. Some of the less obvious ones may be wether or not the ligh camera is picking up enought light to make out the image of the viewer. Resourses is another limitation. I wonder how much it cost and how hard it was to find all those little serves and so forth...

Wooden Mirror - Daniel Rozin

http://smoothware.com/danny/woodenmirror.html



Wooden Mirror - 1,999,830 square pieces of wood, 830 servo motors, control electronics, video camera, computer, wood frame.Size - W 67” x H 80” x D 10” (170cm , 203cm, 25cm). Built in 1999, this is the first mechanical mirror I built. This piece explores the line between digital and physical, using a warm and natural material such as wood to portray the abstract notion of digital pixels.

Limitations of Tagging

The limitations to this project are similar to the bluetooth clothing idea. Who has the right camera or the right program to decode the information...

This project really has no boundries though and could be a new language...

Tagging

http://www.asquare.org/networkresearch/?p=228

Each image shows an individual black and white pattern which has been painted manually with an edding 850. These patterns have been created by a special software on a computer. It is possible for any visitor to decode each “Semacode” by using a standard camera phone…Semacode makes it posssible to encode a specific amount of data within the pixel pattern. This string of data can be decoded from an image taken by the camera phone afterwards…For the users it serves as a tool to get simple access to websites on a mobile phone. Equiped with the software the user navigates to websites by just taking a photo of a semacode which has the specific webadress encoded.

Limitations of MoBeeLine

The most obvious constrait of this project is that of the availability of bluetooth. Besides that, the limitation of peoples understanding of it. I for one don't have it on my phone and don't know much about it.

Just on the topic.. how about some kind of led display thats worn on the clothes that maybe flashes when they are not in close proximity...

Mobeeline

Mobeeline

http://www.asquare.org/networkresearch/?p=147

A signal is sent from one users mobile phone to another’s using SMS. The Bluetooth device in the recipient’s phone connects to a microcontroller which then transfers the sent signal/SMS to LED’s on the recipient’s clothes to create colors, patterns or emoticons on the garment. These are intended to correspond to the feelings the sender wishes to communicate to the recipient. Below is a diagram of the devices workings.

Limitations of Bion

Welll....
This installation, allthough completly awe inspiring would have quite alot of limitations...
Size, although it appears it would be able to be fragmented; to get a decent effect from the instalation, i think it would only work on a massive scale. I think the project would be limited by the availabilities also... If each 'organism' has a light, a sensor and a speaker... thats going to cost quite a bit...

Bion

http://www.asquare.org/networkresearch/?p=124

"Bion is an interactive art installation that explores the relationship between humans and artificial life. The name makes reference to an individual element of primordial biological energy identified as orgone by the scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957). The installation is a sensor network that is composed of 1000 3-dimensional glowing and chirping sculptural forms. Each bion, measuring approximately 4×3x2.5 inches is a synthetic “life-form” consisting of a tiny computer, an audio speaker, blue light emitting diodes, and multiple sensors. These sensor units have the ability to communicate with, and react to, the bions around them and the viewers that enter the space."

Limitations of Insense

Insense is quite intriging. The limitations to create a realistic diary is that I think that the technology has to be quite small and almost un-noticable. To get realistc results you would have to almost forget that your wearing it...

This device could be used in security though.. rather than relying on written recital of events everything (that mattered) would be captured on camera...

Insense

http://www.asquare.org/networkresearch/?p=209

The idea of this project is to "collect experiences into a continually growing and adapting multimedia diary. The system…uses the patterns in sensor readings from a camera, microphone, and accelerometers to classify the user’s activities and automatically collect multimedia clips when the user is in an “interesting” situation.

This is quite a art house idea because it does not actually advance human experience in any way.

Limitations of Bird talk

The type of sensors used could limit the effectivenss of the responses. I assume it must be some pressure sensor or light sensor that triggers the responses. One idea if you could use an rfid tags to tell the birds apart and could have different 'personalities.' Another limitation is that of wether or not birds can come into the space where the installation is set up... Maybe it could be done with other animals...

Bird Talk

http://www.asquare.org/networkresearch/?p=211

"effectively facilitates birds’ control of people…Bird Perches are designed to facilitate human bird communication, translating into human dialect some of the birds concerns and arguments. From the birds point of view they provide an experimental platform to observe which perch/noise/arguments are effective in convincing people to share resources."

I think this project could be quite intruiging and be sure to capture peoples imagination. I assume that the 'translated responses" are randomized responses but i think it is still an interesting project.

Limitations of Metamorphosis - -

Limitations of Metamorphosis - -

One of the main limitations of metamorphosis is that of the space. How big does it need to be? How can that limit the effectivness of the installation? Another minor limitation perhaps is that of lighting... for such an instalation that relies on projection needs dark dull lighting... Depending on where the space is this might be hard to achieve...

Metamorphosis

domino.lancs.ac.uk/info/lunews.nsf/I/97F2B7D7...

"Metamorphosis, which runs at Welfare State International’s Lantern House in Ulverston, throughout July, is a creative coupling of technology and art that asks some interesting questions about how we interact with computers."

I think this is an example of ubiquitous computing because there is the element of unknown technologies which create a sence of curiousity in the user as to how and why the technology is changing.

I like the idea of this installation because I am intrigued by the immersive space...

Introductions...

This is my blog, I am Damian Carroll. Star date 27th of Febuary 2007. I am studying ubiquitous computing an the development of interactive art peices.