Entry #14
Reversible Card Message Wall
Yu Xia
A large digital wall installed on Sony Park, whose pixels are in fact physical flipping "cards". The wall can show messages, images, etc. sent by visitors using a dedicated smartphone app.
Online voter comments:
Blue boxes show positive comments, Red boxes show negative comments.
The length of the striped bar represents the number of people who shared the opinion.
AGAINST (A): I don't see why we need this particular system, when we already have digital displays and communication apps
AGAINST (B): I fear that sooner or later, the display will be filled with ads rather than content uploaded by visitors
- Metadata:
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• The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
2 (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech) -
• Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
1 (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific) -
• Degree of commercial potential
2 (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved) -
• Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
1 (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change) -
• Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
2 (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change) -
• Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
1 (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)