Living Architecture Spring 2008 Pratt

downloading invisible and illegible air quality measurements from the internet and translating the data into light, the environment is rendered visible.

PBASIC CODE:

'{$STAMP BS2}
'{$PBASIC 2.5}

x VAR Byte
y VAR Byte
proIn VAR Byte

Main:
DO

SERIN 16, 16780, [proIn]

IF proIn>10 THEN
LOW 2
ENDIF

IF proIn<10>20 THEN
LOW 3
ENDIF
IF proIn<30>50 THEN
HIGH 4
ENDIF

IF proIn<50>70 THEN
HIGH 4
ENDIF

LOOP
END

[output1_shock plates]
with a small electrical charge passed through one's feet the daily air quality forecast can serve as a pointed reminder.


[output2_tickler]
tactile. informative. funny.


[output3_sound]
outside of the already cluttered visual experience, perhaps pitch (which can be quickly and accurately perceived) can occupy an underutilized sensory space.


[output4_pressurized air]
a gentle burst of air directed to the face very literally brings the quality of the environment to a personal and senstive level. information conveyed via the medium that it represents.


[output5_static electricity]
at once a sensory and visual experience, individuals can perceive information being passed through their own bodies as well as through the bodies of others.

Labels: [cm:sd], pbasic