May 10 & 11 5pm-9pm
Spring Show 2005
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| Tag! | ||
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| Author(s): | Robert Seward Surabhan Temiyabutr |
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| Instructor: | Igoe, Tom | |
| Class: | Networked Objects | |
| URL: | http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~rus200/ | |
| Keywords: | tag, wireless, games, game console, networked objects, interactive, dot matrix led display, led display, kill the carrier, multiuser interactivity, children's hospital, waiting room | |
| Tag via custom wireless consoles. Units are constructed with very cheap components. | ||
| Tag is a game played via custom wireless consoles. Each person is represented by a dot on screen. You are green and your enemies are red. Whoever is “it” is blinking. The game is very scalable; many people can play. The electronic components are also very inexpensive. This game has many applications. In this version, I imagine the consoles being integrated into chairs in the waiting rooms of a children’s hospital. They would invite casual human-human interaction in a space where it might not otherwise exist. | ||
| Background: | There are a variety of very cheap 35 pixel LED units that are normally used for alphanumeric display. This project started as an exploration of the interactive possibilities of these small screens. | |