We recently created an installation to demonstrate our component of the PropulseART project at the Society for Arts and Technology. The goal of the project at large is to connect remote concert venues with high quality video and multi-channel audio. Several open source software components have been released, under the name of Telesceno, which manage real time transmission of audiovisual data. Our Clickable Space authoring suite allows for the 3D modelling of performance spaces so that users from multiple locations can share and interact with each others stages.

Below is a proof-of-concept video about how Clickable Space operates:

This Monday, May 11th, I will be presenting a course on “Art, GPS and mobility” as part of the SAT[Transform] educational series. Although the topics may vary according to audience feedback, below is a overview of the topics that may be presented:

> Inspiration for interactive mobile applications:

• intro to mixed & augmented reality
• examples of locative media projects (past & present)

> Geospatial data:

• Existing viewers, rendering engines, and geotagged data
• Location-based content delivery and interaction
• intro to OpenStreetMap, Google Earth, etc.

> Mapping & GIS:

• projections and representations (lat/long - UTM)
• geocaching: waypoints/tracks/routes and exchange formats
• open source software solutions

> User tracking:

• about GPS receivers, technologies, and conversion between formats
• robustness with other inputs: accelerometers, compasses, cameras, fiduciary markers, etc
• alternatives: computer vision, wifi triangulation, LPS, etc

> Development and authoring for mobile devices:

• intro to Mediascape, and how to create locative media artworks
• discussion of other platforms (iPhone, Android, OpenEmbedded, etc)

> Future of mobile technology:

• auditory displays
• gestural interaction
• see-through glasses, mediated reality