tejp
margot jacobs
re:form & play studios
interactive institute 		lalya gaye
viktoria institute
future applications lab


{ tejp | : prototype 1 : audio tags : | glitch }


: principle :
audio tags are left at hidden places in public spaces. personal messages that have been previously recorded are whispered to by-passers as they lean towards it.

:description of prototype :
small boxes covered by designed tejp stickers and fixed on wall and other structures in urban environment. contain a sampler microchip, a small microphone, a speaker membrane, a GP2D15 digital proximity sensor connected to a transistor, and a recording button. hacked gadget. low tech.
size factor: about 3X 7,5X 4,5 cm3. { 1 }

 

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: interaction :
someone who wants to share personal messages anonymously {or not} records it into the small box by talking, singing, playing music etc.. to it while holding a button. he/she sticks it on a wall somewhere.

one should stand at a distance of about 20 centimeters from the microphone when recording, in order to avoid distortion.

passers-by notice|recognise the sticker because of its particular yet discrete design, leans|reaches towards it and hears the content of the tag. others happen to pass by the device without seeing it, and hear its content by accident.

playback of audio file is triggered by a proximity sensor {used as a switch} when someone is closer than 25 cm to the device.


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 brainstorming
survey of local stickers|graffiti culture & scene. { 2 }
putting up stickers & posters around town as a preview to the project. Various stickers/posters featuring the project’s visuals, name {tejp} &|or slogan {take care}.
insight into sticker placement & tactics.
identification of general characteristics, design & interaction parameters of tags
interviews of traditional & alternative, amateur & established graffiti artists. { look here }
prototyping of the device. { 3 }
elaboration of workshop & analysis strategy with playfulness, intimacy, trust & exploration as underlying themes.
workshops elaborated as a treasure hunt with people from fringe, graffiti circles & average population.
processing of data obtained from workshops and interviews.
determination of design implications.

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: : design parameters :
genre: messaging, discreteness
medium: sound
communication: asynchronous, distributed, site-specific, one-to-many for each but one at a time
roles: placers/hiders vs. seekers vs. finders
interaction type: explicit for the author, implicit for the listener
content: open but size-limited
support: physical, urban structures
inspiration: graffiti | stickers | street art

:implications :
 type of content : undetermined as yet
type of placement : undetermined as yet
emerging behaviours : undetermined as yet
relationship between content and place : undetermined as yet
relationship between interaction and place : undetermined as yet
experience and sense-making of place in relation to presence and use of device : undetermined as yet
adoption/personalisation/interiorisation : undetermined as yet
misuse/detournement : undetermined as yet