adopt thecharacter
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Adopt the character
Mariusz Drozdz
Hybrid World Lab / Amsterdam / 7-11 May 2007
CONTEXTcommunity
CONTEXTthe characters
conceptual mapmeet the actors
creators characters collectors
put her art in public space and tags it with RFID tag
creates herprofiles
creates characters
have their dedicatedwebpage
characterrelated content
creatorrelatedcontent
have their dedicatedwebpage
createswebpage for characters
creates extracontent related to the characters
creates hisprofile
have theirfans
adopts the characters
exploresthe listof fans
ANIA FILIP
explore the con-tent related to the characters
storybordexperience the story
This is Ania
Ania creates the artusing her favouritetechnique.
Ania uploads thecharacter and somerelated arts to thewebpage.
Ania takes her artto some public area.
Ania puts the designon the wall andattaches the RFiDtag with logoof the serviceon it.
That’s it!
This is Filip
Filip goes to the city
Filip spots the character with tag attached to it
He likes itvery much
Filip scans the tag with his mobile device
The RFiD tag calls for “adopt the character” software which activates the camera in the phone.
Filip takes picture of the character
Phone displays the message:“are you sure do you want to adopt this character?”
yes
Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted this character”
The image is uploaded to the webpage of the character
Now, Filip is ableto explore morecontent related tothis characterusing his device:- creator profile- more images- etc.He can run“adopting software”which has GeoRadar featureand start searchingfor another charactersnearby.
That’s it!
Filip goes to the city
Filip scans the tag with his mobile device
Filip spots the character with tag attached to it
Is Filip a community member?
Phone displays the message:“do you want to join the community and adopt this
character
Tag directs the phone to the web service which
detects that Filip is not a community member
end of the story
“You can explore more con-tent related to this character
Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted
this character”Initial profile of the user
is created
“You can download the special software which
will help you find and adopt more characters
Has Filip “adopt the char-acter” software installed on
his phone?
Filip takes picture of the character
Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted
this character”This action is indicated on the profile of the user.
end of the storyPhone displays the message:“do you want to adopt this
character?”
The RFiD tag calls for “adopt the character” soft-ware which activates the
camera in the phone.
Phone displays the message:“are you sure do you want to adopt this character?”
Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted
this character”The image is uploaded to the webpage of the char-
acter
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
end of the story
scenarioshow it works
NO
there is always another solution
alternative scenarios
prototypespot the rabbit
web servicehandmade sketchof the webpage
thank you :-)