Wireless Internet

I spent some time picking at the term wireless internet, only to uncover information relevant to the boom over wireless in 2004. When looking into the future of wireless technology I uncovered a massive source of information, covering a wide range of personal opinions and future technology research. One that caught my eye in particular was, A Wireless Future by S.Drakopoulou.

Posted by S.Drakopoulou at http://publication.nodel.org/

A new kind of social space is created out of the transmission and reception of data between mobile phone users. A private communicational space arising from the city's striated space, a social space born out of a new telecommunications technology. This virtual but real communicational space can be thought as a subversive space, a decentralised network where users generate and exchange their own data, take pictures, make phone calls and access the internet.
My research explores the creation and appropriation of this space by its users and investigates a broadcasting model where people will be able to send their text and other multi-media elements and display them onto designated local public screens.
Piccadilly Square in London, Times Square in New York and Shinjuku in Tokyo all have large public screens that are being used for commercial purposes. Imagine a futuristic setting where public interactive screens have developed into accepted forms of communication and expression between citizens: local broadcasting stations can become the norm. People will be able to use their portable high-speed data processor and interact with large public digital screens and display there own media content – text, pictures, sound and video.

By Sophia Drakopoulou

Read the full article at http://publication.nodel.org/A-Wireless-Future-Drakopoulou

Sophia Drakopoulou simply outlines the idea of using wireless technology to broadcast information (text, images, video and maybe sound) to a central source being displayed to a wide range of individuals. After reading this article I tend to think Sophia is aiming the concept towards providing individuals with useful information that can be used to gain an advantage on within the area being displayed.
I think it’s a good idea however it would cause problems if not censored. I can see this being a good way of mapping the environment, for example I’m looking for a snowboard in Piccadilly Square, and suddenly a set of simple directions from the current location pop up on a huge screen. I also find it Interesting to see the words broadcasting model used with in this article.

John Robinson (Design for Interactive)