Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Timo Arnall talks about RFiD




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The tag itself comes in several shapes and forms, but they all contain antenna and memory, batteryless. They have different characteristics / params according to their shapes and sizes.

Different shapes of the readable volumes of the different readers, example: a figure eight shape (aka "the double muffin") The readable volume (unless outside static is present) has a very smooth surface, this means it can be determined to a mm-value whether the tag is within or outside the readable volume. The direction of the tag in accordance to the reader aslo affects the readable volume. This also directly reflects into the formgiving of the reader and the tag in designing systems.

Graphics - love that dashed line, hehe

Examples of different projects / products with rfid:
swinxs
sniff
poken
the cuteness generator
nabaztag and ztamps - by violet
the tikitag
wine and rfid
brio network - mailbox & emo

Monday, February 2, 2009

Monday lectures #3: Expology


Annelise Bothner-By
&
Linda Arnesen

Expology is 13 in Norway
(plus 4 in Sweden/Denmark)

Explogy
- consultant company that works with communication, learning and experiences
works with creating a meetingplace for the above
An expologist - analytic and creative
comibnes different spheres and works with interation to customers and different external spheres

Learning Labs
- one of the products expology delievers:
  • role play games, worked with several large companies for 15 years, for creating exposure / exhibitions
  • very often about showing history e.g.: a newspaper - not just history and showing a couple of desks. Show what making a newspaper is all about. Different types of possibilities, but learning by doing is central
  • learning is always the central, didactic approach / dramaturgy / technology - a role play for several persons, creating understanding in a joyful way
  • Sketching up structures: almost like a stationary narrative, (a rough but very descriptive graphic on how to plan it out)
  • Dramaturgy: draw it out as a plot-graph, powerful analysis tool
  • Most exhibitions are social, not for teaching people indvidually
  • And as always to remember: Know your target group
Example: CocaCola-world - an experience on branding, creating a product.
Another example: vilvite - Bergen vitensenter (vilvite.no), great stuff on memories accesible online afterwards.