This is a write-up of my diploma project in interaction design from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. The project is entitled ‘Adventures in Urban Computing’ and this weblog post contains a brief project description and a pdf of the diploma report. This diploma project is an expedition into urban computing, an emerging multi-disciplinary [...]
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Done!
Yesterday I delivered the diploma. I will do a writeup when I have regenerated my mana. Thanks to all how have been helping me.
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Daily research
I´ve just been out taking scenario-photos of the final Interruptor (camera) prototype. The battery-life is bad and its so shiny that its difficult to take pictures of. Apart from this its an ok experience prototype. Its main function in the diploma is as concept illustration.
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Interruptive camera
I´m building an “Interruptive camera” as a descriptive device. It´s just a dummy: a hacked phone inside a neat wooden shell. I hope it will help with describing some aspects of the concepts. It´s also a nice task to have lying around now that I have to write all day.
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Workshop / Dash
I´m in the final phase of my diploma and had the last “mycity” drawing/mapping workshop today. We mapped out nodes, routes, zones, gems, shadows, dragons and rainbows… And located the photos and notes from the interruptive notebooks. Thanks to Una, Ingeborg and Jørn.
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Up and away
With a little help from Jørn I managed to finish the first three working probes before I left for DUX. It´s three interruptive notebooks. You turn it on when you go outdoors, put it in your pocket and it will interrupt you at random intervals. When the notebooks calls for your attention (by vibrating) you [...]
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Building probes
Spending a day in the wood workshop is always quite refreshing. The first batch of proper probes is almost done and will be in action while I´m at DUX.
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As the crow flies
The diploma-work is progressing. Most weeks consist of electronics, programming, building, a little layout, writing and sorting out what I’m actually doing. Today I’ve been working on a front-end mock-up of the webservice side of the project (and been wrestling with google-maps: which are ubiquitous but not very good!)
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Interrupter 1.0
This is an preliminary prototype of a device that interrupts you while you move through the city. Its the first of a series of devices designed to studie “everyday life as urban infrastructure”. More on this later.
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“Urban Computing and the Temple of Doom”
Friday 14.09.07 I was one of the speakers at the first day of the Urban Interface conference in Oslo . It was a quite interesting event and a good opportunity to present my diploma-thoughts to a diverse audience. I presented my views on urban computing and urban gaming, and gave a slight preview of my [...]
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