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Urban Cursor Project
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM
When I first came across this I thought it was a creatively designed bench or seat reflecting our modern times. Well it is, but this project has gone a step further in embedding GPS into the cleverly designed 3D pixelated pointer so that it can be tracked in real time on it's web site via Google Maps. The project comes from Danish designer Sebastian Campion for the cultural festival Ingravid that took place in Figueres, Catalunya from the 23rd to the 27th of September. The idea was to have take this commonly known image and place it in the real world yet still connect it digitally so onlookers and passers by could interact with it and see the results online. During the festival participants could also upload photos of the cursor at the website. The photos were automatically placed on the map by matching the photos' digital time stamp with the GPS coordinates. Click "Read more" to see the photos.
Labels:
cool,
gps,
tech,
urban cursor
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