Information
Ursula Damm >
»inoutsite«, 1997 - 2002
Co-Workers & Funding:
Michaelhttp://www.inoutsite.de/mos.html
Technology
Software
Für das Projekt wurde eine spezielle Trackingsoftware geschrieben. Zunächst wurde ein System verwandt, das von Dr. Michael Hoch im Rahmen seiner Doktorarbeit entstand. Später wurde in Kooperation mit der GMD (Monika Fleischmann) von Thomas Kulessa und Matthias Weber eine neue Software auf Linux entwickelt für eine handelsübliche Grabberkarte (Haupauge). Der Hauptaugenmerk der Software lag auf der Erfassung möglichst vieler Passanten auf öffentlichen Plätzen.
Descriptions & Essays
"Memory of Space" is an interactive computer installation that observes life on a city square, and makes visitors aware of events at the location by showing a stratification of traces of people's presence there. From the individual paths of passers-by, a system of routes is calculated which gives structure to the square: lines are created (marked in grey), which can be checked for their reference to large-scale traffic routes. A system of coordinates which corresponds to the coordinates of the video-monitored square is distorted by people who cross the square. The square loses its geographical coordinates and acquires an individual form that corresponds to the way the square is used.By means of the aerial photograph, events at the square are integrated into the geographical location. At the same time, due to its integration into the virtual image, the square takes on a greater importance - passers-by see themselves as shapers of an installation that can be seen by everyone.
(source: http://netzspannung.org/cat/servlet/CatServlet?cmd=netzkollektor&subCommand=showEntry&entryId=40360&lang=de)
Literature
Exhibitions & Events