I chose to work on this project because of the participatory aspect that is need to take care of this “virtual garden” with mobile and physical computing as part of the interface. The project aims to have web and screen precedence. Essentially the project will be a community based digital garden.
The project has many channels of input, from the web, to a physical interface on site. The concept is to nurture this digital garden as you would your own. Why? because plants bring life to any environment parks or bedrooms.
Nature is beautiful, we admire because of it’s compelling enough for us to wonder how and why it came to be. When we ask how? we realize that nature itself is a process that it is most beautiful when it’s complex. Geometric patterns, saturated colors, fluid motions are all aspects of nature’s algorithm. A flower or a plan is a manifestation of nature we admire, but sometimes take for granted on a daily basis. Some flower plans are more interesting than others, this is due to their complexity.
Here is some initial brainstorming by: Ramyah, Mustafa, and I.
PhysComp
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how to take care of a plant? what are the needs of a plant?
add water : “watering can” (action, physical, engaging) tech: accelerometer.
love: “affection” “talking” “company” (passive, presence) tech: capacitance, microphones, camera
ambient: oxygen: “???” / sun: “light” tech: photocell
input:
direct vs. indirect
conscious vs. unconscious
active vs. passive
mobile/smart phone
voice based: talk to the garden.
simple: text based service. text a keyword like “water” “love” “sun” “o2″
smart/gestural: “give” flick of multitouch
sensor: accelerometer shake, tilt (watering can)
Space
concrete, graffiti, balconies, benches.
balconies are nice.
This comes to mind: Concept, context, content (c^3 ).
What’s the concept, context content of this project? We shall see.
Pics of the space: