Urban Screen Introduction.

screens are a omnipresent entity in the city, their prevalence is so commonplace that the inhabitants filter it out from their visual field much like many other small details of their enviroment. for our last project this year we need to develop a conceptual idea and then obtain the usage of a screen to realise this concept.

The integral part of creating a successful project will revolve around achieving audience participation, a short glimpse is fleeting an experience is memorable. a project that isn't shunned within the usual sensory overload, Isn't something completely amazing but its just people I know who see it. there needs to be that pull between the user and the space.

thus the main focus at the conception stage: focusing around how to achieve a personality, to create the project as a majestic entity rather than just a object or screen that merges with the ebb and flow of the city. without participation from the public, this would be easier to obtain through guerilla tactics or installations, but part of the project seem to be heavily focused on developing the necessary skills to approach outside entities. last year there was a lecture in C.A.D.I where one of the tutors said that when the tried to approach an American museum as a member of his iwi he was met with a disinterest, but when he later approached them as a part of AUT they pulled out all the stops to accommodate him.

After the intro I had short discussion with Zak about how to gain human interactivity. he was saying it was sad that we weren't doing this project a few years from now when mobile internet was more prevalent, you need something that is accessible, Isn't prohibitive cost-wise or daunting to the "interactee".

A simple method is text messaging, a mode of communication prevalent in NZ society, phones are used by a large proportion of society. through simple modification a phone with a sim card can be used as an interface, sending a simple signal pulse when it reives a message when configured right. no need to go to a specific point.

This project seems somewhat ominous, it's the crescendo of the year. This hesitation arises not in its concept creation or idea and implementation logistics. (wait for me to retract this statement 2-3 weeks from now)
its the leaving the BCT sphere, by yourself with a letter of consent from AUT. This aspect is the untested for me, and will either be surprisingly simple or a tedious tragedy.