Once of my favorite geek events is this week and we'll looking forward to seeing everything that the students at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications program have come up with this year. It will be held this Wednesday & Thursday, from 5 PM - 9 PM. Sydney's going with me Wednesday -- it's always fun to see her interact with the experiences that the students have created! Some examples include:
- I MIGHT LIKE YOU. Users fill out an online survey and are placed in a particular category based on their answers. When they subsequently enter a participating venue, the service initiates. If a match is nearby, both parties are alerted via their mobile device and have the option to accept or reject communication based on a profile picture and the simple fact that they may be compatible.
- MOBILU. A series of animations for young female mobile phone users. With the option to vote on the path the narration will take. Displayed when users join several mobile phone screens to build one larger screen. Connection via Bluetooth. Encouraging real life conversion about sensitive issues among girls.
Let me know if you're going to attend and we'll make sure to look for you there!
More about the ITP:
An oversized Greenwich Village loft houses the computer labs, rotating exhibitions, and production workshops that are ITP -- the Interactive Telecommunications Program. Founded in 1979 as the first graduate education program in alternative media, ITP has grown into a living community of technologists, theorists, engineers, designers, and artists uniquely dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactivity in the real and digital worlds. A hands-on approach to experimentation, production and risk-taking make this hi-tech fun house a creative home not only to its 220 students, but also to an extended network of the technology industry's most daring and prolific practitioners.
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