Entry #22

Idea Balloons

Mari Takahashi

Kohei Arai

An augmented reality digital display to which people can upload various data — text, graphic, music, product, etc. — wrapped in virtual "balloons", to share with the visitors to Sony Park. Data can be uploaded either on site, or remotely through the Internet. Balloons can be "popped" by visitors (using gesture sensing) which reveals their contents.

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Online voter comments:
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FOR (A): Popping the balloons seems like a lot of fun

FOR (B): The casual, light-hearted nature of the idea makes it a good fit for public space

FOR (C): It'll probably be fun seeing myself wearing fancy, expensive clothes on the digital display

AGAINST (A): The proposal claims that the system will foster real-world communication, but I don't see how that will happen

AGAINST (B): I don't like how the idea encourages people to stare at digital displays in public space

• Metadata:
• • The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
    3  (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech)
• • Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
    3  (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific)
• • Degree of commercial potential
    3  (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved)
• • Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    2  (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change)
• • Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    1  (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.)