“Fernfuehler: an Art and Research Project about Ambient Intelligent Furniture for Public Places” presented by Damm, Weber and Hundertmark
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- Smart Interfaces
Presentation Title:
- Fernfuehler: an Art and Research Project about Ambient Intelligent Furniture for Public Places
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The observation of public spaces has been a topic in both science and in the arts. Science provides quantitative methods to describe pedestrian crowds and pedestrian interaction. With person tracking and intelligent algorithms it is possible to measure the behavior of people moving across a place. In comparison, few is known about the impact of architecture and the design of public spaces on the ambiance of a site.
Present systems only passively observe places and pedestrians on it without influencing the situation. What is about to happen if the space itself changes? Or, taking it one step further: What if the place itself observes passers-by and responds to the behavior of pedestrians to the point of influencing them?
