PROJECT «•»

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Inhaltliche Beschreibung

Dune & Devil are working on the project «•» since 2003. The general idea explores a space- and timebased phenomenon through communicational technoculture. The aggregation of «•» applies different structures like global positioning systems, audiovisual media, mobile technology, tele-communication tools and specialized software, to experience the stereotopographical synchroni-
zation of  two individuals in different urban situations. We are trying to translate this spatial experiment under the condition of a unique geosocial application to translate this individual, cultural and technological impact in our DIY-habitat. The project produces a sociographic disposition of a mixed reality which can be observed through the interface of dune-n-devil.com. For furhter information please look at the poster.

Technische Beschreibung

We are using two handheld computers with additionally installed open source java virtual machines (btw, thanx to mr. freebeans/japan for preparing mysaifu!) on a windows mobile operating-system. A specially, for this project, self-developed java application, is used to interconnect the two mobile computers via UMTS/GPRS for communication and navigation. The incoming GPS-data is streamed to a mysql database which collects all data produced (both outputs: Dune/Vienna and Devil/Tokyo). At last, the database provides the flash application for the visualization of the project «•» on the website.

Hardware / Software

Hardware: Handheld Computers, GPS Receiver, Database Software: Windows Mobile, Java Virtual Machine (Mysaifu), Selfmade Application, MySQL Database, Flash (Visualisation)

Statement

Dune & Devil are working on the project «•» since 2003. The general idea explores a space- and timebased phenomenon through communicational technoculture. To find a starting point we overlayer the outlines of Tokyo and Vienna. The aggregation of «•» applies different structures like global positioning system, audioviual media, mobile technologie, telecommunication and code to experience the stereotopographical synchronisation of two individuals in different urban zones. The project produces a sociographical disposition of a mixed reality which can be observed through the interface of dune-n-devil.

Theorie / Forschung

Public space is constantly ehanced with new infrastructures of communication such as GPS, wireless internet, telecommunication protocols, location based services, mediatectures and many more. This modification of reality happens through the new possibilities of information-technologie, interface-culture and interaction. The basic goal of the communication based sychronization-system «•» is tracking digital processes in two different cultural situations (vienna & tokyo) through two different observers (Dune & Devil), and to merge this into one sensation. We are trying to translate this spatial experiment under the condition of a social application in a creative process of constructing new ways in media and art. Dune & Devil will incribe themselves into these connected, synchronized, totally different realities. This change of perspective through individual selection, dependent on the attention and the cross-link of these two realities, explain how space andt time are related to the observer and the system of observing.

Ausstellungen / Präsentationen

• Dune & Devil, Project «•», First Play Berlin (Trampoline Berlin), Berlin, 2006
  » http://www.trampoline-berlin.de [link 04]
• Dune & Devil Project «•», Dislocate (Trampoline Tokyo), Tokyo, 2006
  » http://www.trampolin…e.org.uk/artists4.htm [link 05]
• Dune & Devil, Presentation: Project «•», Dorkbot, Toyko, 2006
  » http://dorkbot.org/d…kbottokyo/indexE.html [link 06]
• Dune & Devil, Project «•», Pinklight - XDV, MQ, Vienna, 2004
  » http://xdv.org/twiki…i/bin/view/Pinklight [link 07]
• Dune & Devil, Project «•», Basics Festival, Gallery 5020, Salzburg, 2004
  » http://2004.basics-f…tival.net/exhibition/ [link 08]

Anwendungen

• Alexander Fichtinger, Phillip Lammer (Dune & Devil), Spatial Synchronisation Software for Mobile Computers, Vienna, 2006
  » http://www.dune-n-devil.com [link 09]

Veröffentlichungen

• Hrsg. von Christian Reder und Elfie Semotan, Sahara. Text- und Bildessays Edition Transfer, Springer Wien New York, 2004
  » http://www.christian…/b_04_sahara_inh.html [link 10]