http://locative.myvelodrome.org class blog Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:52:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A study was released in the Nature journal today, in which 100,000 cell phone users were tracked without their knowledge. A deal was somehow brokered between a cell phone provider and Northeastern University in Boston. Story here: Mobile phones demystify commuter rat race Research article here: Understanding individual human mobility patterns ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/06/04/tracking-cell-phone-users/ We are presenting our project to the class tomorrow. We have set up a blog for the project we would love for you to check it out http://byebyebeige.wordpress.com/. http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/15/bye-bye-beige/ We have been busy collecting various audio files and recording the story of our final project. we are just now starting to imagine how our own vision of the story might take shape. There is no shortage of attempts to capture the complexity of the story we are trying to ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/06/final-project/ Here's a fun one, albeit kind of mean: http://www.coin-operated.com/projects/wifihog.html It really messes with the relationship between private and public cyber spaces.  It takes over public wireless networks, so that only the person using the wifi-hog can use it.  While it seems to be intended to screw with people's perceptions of ownership, I think ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/06/wifi-hog/ For the final presentation you need to assume your audience is new to locative media and is not a member of this class. You will give a short talk about your project where your will discuss your ideas, goals, and inspiration of the project. You need to make sure your ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/01/final-presentations-what-is-required/ Final Project Paper. Due by Final Exam Time - May 20, 2008 4:50PM Your final projects need to be accompanied by a 5 page paper, approximately 850 - 1000 words. With this paper you are making an argument for your work. You are articulating your ideas, goals, and process of your ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/01/final-project-papers/ For my final project, I am planning to do another media scape project.  Once again it will be on campus, but I'm planning to use as much of the campus as possible.  What I would like to do is create a campus tour with the hand held devices, but the tour ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/05/01/dons-final-locative-project/ http://www.mscapers.com/msin/ABA0000053 GPS game.  Pick a place to play where nothing much you find obvious.  Then audience find a mening, where they are going, from the field or beach. It is interesting to investigating or find some meaning from blunt place.  There is a role in this game so that people know it ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/04/29/time-hole/ I really enjoyed our bluetooth project.  It took a while to figure out how to convert files on a computer to files recognizable by our phones, but it was worth the effort.  In the end it took a lot of testing to see which files would be accepted and recognized,  ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/04/29/more-on-bluetooth/ Here's a really cool project that uses Bluetooth in a visual way. http://www.jasonbruges.com/ http://www.redremote.co.uk/whitewing/switchedon.html http://infosthetics.com/archives/2007/03/switched_on_london_bridge_bluetooth.html It tracks the location of a bluetooth device as it travels across London Bridge, and represents that movement through colored lights along the bridge.  It also seems to use the information to represent that travel distance/time in colored lights on the neighboring Tower ... http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/04/29/bluetooth-project-on-london-bridge/