http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile Getting Out Wed, 21 May 2008 14:56:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Weekend Guide Penultimater What: Take part in the “greatest mobile novel ever attempted” by texting the next line of the story (just subscribe and you’ll be prompted). See what it is all about for yourself: Penultimater http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/dailycandy-features-penultimater/ Jury Hahn's Thesis Project MegaPhone is featured in this month's Wired Magazine: Making Cell Phone Games a Public Spectacle Next time you're in Times Square, put on your game face. You may be able to challenge the weirdos around you to a videogame on MTV's big-screen billboard. The controller? Your cell ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/megaphone-featured-in-wired/ This service allows ITP Gallery visitors to \"tag\" projects and save information for later. It pulls project information from the ITP Project Database via an RSS feed and returns a text message with the project title, associated student names, and the project\'s link. The information is automatically shortened by limiting ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/project-database-sms-tagging/ Bintel Vox is a prototype for an interactive application for Bluetooth enabled mobile phones. Bintel Vox, \"bundle of voices\", is a fantasy word based on Yiddish and Latin.Listen to voices of the past asking you for directions. The real life owners of these voices are at a crossroad of their ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/bintel-vox-bundle-of-voices/ What: A physical installation in Union Square, New York City, as well as an accompanying website. The physical installation consists of an electronic display, a microphone & speakers, and a laptop running a special software application. The event will have three methods of interaction.1) Speaking: Speakers get three minutes to ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/augmented-speakers-corner-union-square/ Pocket Learning is an experiment on mobile education. It is an application for the iPhone with example lessons on taking better pictures with the iPhone. The lessons use short procedural instructions, self-paced lessons, interactive examples and participatory exercises to demonstrate the potential of the platform. Users interested in the topic ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/pocket-learning/ Users fill out an online survey and are placed in a particular category based on their answers. When they subsequently enter a participating venue, the service initiates. If a match is nearby, both parties are alerted via their mobile device and have the option to accept or reject communication based ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/i-might-like-you/ Epimetheus is the feasibility prototype for a larger environmental framework that emphasizes the ability to monitor a site in real time. Designed for deployment in public and private spaces by loosely organized groups of citizens, Epimetheus uses technology as a DIY layer on the physical environment that the ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/epimetheus/ PostFort is a private mobile content aggregator with a flexible, intuitive interface. http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/postfort/ LivelyHood is a web application, where children explore perceptions of community, by drawing a map of their neighborhood, composed of the static structures and moving bodies that are a part of their day to day experience. A content uploading feature allows for the placement of relevant photos and text onto ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/livelyhood/