http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile Getting Out Sun, 10 May 2009 21:53:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ITP's end of semester show is in full swing! Come by and check out the great projects. Here are the mobile related projects in the show http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/spring-show/ While moving about the city as usual, Twigster users are on the look-out for trees on the street and in parks. They use Twigster\'s interactive, step-by-step visual key to identify an unfamiliar tree. The key calls out certain features-- leaf shape, twig arrangement, etc-- in helping users make an identification. ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/twigster/ Gotham Guide is New York\'s first multimedia tour using QR code technology to add a contextual layer of information on top of Manhattan\'s city streets. Anyone armed with QR reader enabled mobile phone can snap a picture of a Gotham Guide code and learn more about the location where they ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/gotham-guide/ If you\'ve ever had the powerful urge to rap while you\'re out and about, Flowzilla is the tool for you. It\'s simple. You call Flowzilla, wait for the beat and then start your lyrical flow. When the beat ends, you can play back your recording. When you hang up, Flowzilla ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/flowzilla/ A multi-player, big screen game of tug-of-war in which two teams play by yelling \"TUUUUUG\" into mobile phones. http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/tuuug-of-war/ \"humon\" is a screen & mobile based social networking application developed out of Interactive Telephony and Nature of Code. It\'s a simple and interesting way for community members to interact with others by just calling a phone number. It\'s also a great tool that brings the community together easier than ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/humon/ Ever refuse a panhandlers request for spare change because you didn\'t know where it would actually go? Do you ever wish it were easier to donate to charity without the administrative burden? Givkwik seeks to make the process of donating to charity as quickly and as easily as you need ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/givkwik/ People have just started to be able to, mediated by technology, find out where they are on the planet. Global infrastructure has now been built that enables this. This system is not perfect, and not even really accurate within shouting distance in a city – therefore, I’ve built a system ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/urban-alpinist-tools-for-microlocative-gaming/ http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/chime/ • Theequenther is an asterisk phone application that you can call whenever you feel inspired to record a beat. • It is linked to a web application used to display user input. • The web component of this project is useful when presenting it to a crowd, but not necessary for ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/mobile/theequenther/