Smart[er] Event | Spectacles | Other Senses

Case Studies + Situated Technologies

[1]

Claiming existing public spaces + Do it yourself tactics

[1] ParaSiteMichael Rakowitz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqi_oql6ms

ParaSITE

proposes the appropriation of the exterior ventilation systems on existing architecture as a means for providing temporary shelter for homeless people.

[2]

Rules of Engagement + Event with technologies

[2] Light BridgeSusanne Sitinger(MIT Media Lab)PhillipsCISCO

Light Bridge

Sensors in the display respond to the movement of pedestrians on the bridge and ambient data such as the weather

The responsive infrastructures of tomorrow.http://vimeo.com/23963465

[3]

Making new public spaces + Claiming left over spaces

[3] High LineJames Corner Field Operations Diller Scofidio + RenfroPiet OudolfLowlineDan Barasch

The High Line

a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-yEb4JT-A8&feature=player_embedded

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/855802805/lowline-an-underground-park-on-nycs-lower-east-sid

The Low Line

Underground public park project under planning…

The light, which looks like a hybrid of fluorescence and natural sunlight, changes as you watch.

[4]

Orchestrate events by community members + Civic media

[4] What’s upLeo BurdMIT Center For Civic Media

What’s up

software platform designed to allow people in a small geographic community to share information, plan events and make decisions, using media that is as broadly inclusive as possible.

http://civic.mit.edu/whats-up

http://incourageevents.org/

[5]

How to make sense of the dynamics + Interactive technologies

[5] Hyper MatrixHyundai MotorsMedia Artist Group: Jonpasang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWD3kxV1og&feature=player_embedded

Hyper Matrix

…a unique media canvas with matrix of conventional information display technology