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26 May 2005
Urban Mediator: using interactive public screens as neighborhood boards
The vision has been restated in Joanna Saad-Sulonens MA thesis "Mediaattori - Urban Mediator: a hybrid infrastructure for neighborhoods ".
"A network of information servers (neighborhood servers) lies at the heart of the hybrid infrastructure. Interaction with these servers can happen at specific locations in urban space, interactive spots, through proximity connection between people’s own devices and interactive public boards (neighborhood boards) or through localized access to WiFi. Interactive spots can exist at places of waiting, like bus stops or public squares. Connection to the servers can also happen through the Internet... "
"A network of information servers (neighborhood servers) lies at the heart of the hybrid infrastructure. Interaction with these servers can happen at specific locations in urban space, interactive spots, through proximity connection between people’s own devices and interactive public boards (neighborhood boards) or through localized access to WiFi. Interactive spots can exist at places of waiting, like bus stops or public squares. Connection to the servers can also happen through the Internet... "
