Man has walked on the Moon, discovered new life in the Ocean's depths, decoded the human genome and tampered with the fundamental nature of Earth. Technology has explored places never imagined, created breakthoughs in every frontier, expanded every discipline. Except Art.

We can make the human experience better, deeper, more connected, more meaningful. We have the technology. We have the skills.

Technology is art. We could create a space. The workshop would explore new frontiers in public interaction. It would develop projects that have broad public applications.

Research funding is usually limited to academic or corporations, but non-academic research, open to everyone, requires a paradigm shift. Defining a project that would be fun, useful and broadly applicable would be the first step.

Some sort of public interaction might involve wireless LANs. Maybe a Blue Man Project performance instrument, a float, a talking kiosk, or an interactive sculpture. It might be funded by Murdock, Intel Foundation, HP or other organization to the tune of, say, $20,000 over 2 years.

A small research loft/lab might rent for $300/month and include computers, wireless networking, sensors and construction materials. It would be located for easy accessability and creative cross fertilization. It could eventually do contract work for architects, artists and designers.

[http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010503/2337.html An Internet Street Fair] might be a good place to start with interactive sculptures and information kiosks. Here are some ideas related to community art projects. Maybe put Wi-Fi under the wing of the [http://www.cityrepair.org/t-pony.html City Repair Winged Truck] below. They drive to different neighborhoods every Monday in the summer.

http://www.cityrepair.org/images/teenpony2-tn.jpg http://www.portlandmuseum.org/images/artk2.jpg

• [http://www.cityrepair.org/t-pony.html City Repair Projects]

• [http://www.uisoftware.com/PAGES/index.html Video Synthesizer]

• [http://www.mudpie.org/catie/nyc0301/vj/coldcutVJAMM.htm VJ Performance Synthesizer]

• [http://users.skynet.be/P-ART/PARADISE/JOURNAL/JOURNL42/journ42.htm Body Synthesizer]

• [http://www.michaelcurrydesign.com/spirits/MichaelCurryDesignSpirits.htm Michael Curry Designs]

• [http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/pressroom/cont2.asp?Filter=12&cont_id=86 Panasonic MPEG-4 Wearcam ($450)]

• [http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/gate/cameras.asp Panasonic Wireless Network Camera]

• [http://www.portlandtaiko.org/ Portland Taiko]

• [http://www.soundblaster.com/products/extigy/ USB External Sound Blaster]

• [http://www.sdots.com/davinci/ DaVinci Days]

• [http://www.utour.com/utourcities/utourcity_or_portland.html?framed Utour's 360 Portland Tours]

• [http://www.ohs.org/cityviews/site.html Oregon Historical Society's Narrated Neighborhood Tours]

• [http://www.pova.com/visitor/cultural_tours/african/af_self_tour.html Portland Visitor's Assoc's Self-Guided Tours]

• [http://storefront.metro-region.org/drc/index.cfm Portland Metro Maps]

• [http://www.team-linux.com/ Linux Kiosks]

• [http://www.kiosks.org/ Kiosks.org]

• [http://www.myeyecam.com/info/register.asp Interactive Video Kiosks]

I think prototyping in cardboard with a bill of materials under $20 would be a good start. Computer control optional at extra cost. Here are some links from Google search on "interactive art", "kinetic sculpture" and others combinations:

- SamChurchill

http://www.treklite.com/art/proposals/thunderstorm.jpg

• "Thunderstorm"

• [http://arttech.about.com/hobbies/arttech/cs/musicandsoundarts/ About: Art/Technology] [http://nmc.uoregon.edu/emi/emi.html U/Oregon Jeffery Stolit] [http://www.ksr.corvallis.or.us/ Corvallis KSR] [http://www.dclxvi.org/chunk/index.html Chunk six-six-six] [http://www.teleport.com/~samc/davinci My Coverage of DaVinci Days] [http://www.blueman.com Blue Man Group] [http://www.mindspring.com/~kbhybrid/ Ken Butler] [http://home.cdsnet.net/~stephco/index.html Stephen Cohen sculptural percussion] [http://www.racc.org Regional Arts Council] [http://www.portlandopenstudios.com/ Open Studios] [http://www.cowparade.net/ Cow Parade Network] [http://www.opb.org/artbeat/previous.asp Oregon Art Beat Archives] [http://www.cornermark.com/bkwopen.html Kinetic Sculpture] [http://brand.www.media.mit.edu/people/brand/artist.html Artificial Artist] [http://www.woodthatworks.com/ woodthatworks] [http://www.brucegray.com/htmlfolder/rollingball.html Rolling Balls] [http://www.discovery.com/news/features/kinetic/kinetic.html Kinetic Race] [http://hamp.hampshire.edu/CCL/Projects/JamKinetic/ MIDI controlled sculpture] [http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/sci/tech/9902TUTWAM.html Helmet device] [http://www.normantuck.com/ Norman Tuck] [http://www.mrisar.com/catalog.html Art and Robotics] [http://www.aec.at/festival2001/ Arts Electronica] [http://www.transmediale.de/ Transmediale.02] [http://www.mudpie.org/catie/nyc0301/vj/coldcutVJAMM.htm VJ performance instrument/synthesizer] [http://www.virtuetv.com/music/concerts/coldcut/index.html Live club VJ video clip] [http://auto-illustrator.com/ Auto-Illustrator software] [http://www.jamesrusso.com/stamp/archive/1996/stamps.9602/msg00032.html James Russo] [http://camera.halo3.net/control_camera.html Russo Robot camera] [http://www.hud.ac.uk/schools/music+humanities/music/India.html Sound Sculpture] [http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/AntennasAndBalloons?action=highlight&value=balloon AntennasAndBalloons] [http://www.treklite.com/art/proposals/thunderstorm.htm Balloon Sculpture-above] [http://www.eoss.org/edgelink.htm Commercial Balloons] [http://www.amsat.org/amsat/balloons/balloon.htm Balloon Links] [http://www.midcoast.com.au/users/ddunne/Sculpturepath.html Tree Sculptures] [http://www.News12/images/i4907_still_012801_treeofhope.gif Tree of Hope] [http://www.mic.atr.co.jp/~christa/WORKS/index.html Interactive Plant Growing] [http://www.sculpture.net/ Sculpture Net] [http://www.logosfoundation.org/instrum-god.html Good ideas] [http://www.infusionsystems.com/culture/art.html MIDI controlled Art Installations] [http://www.openhere.com/music/instruments/electronic/midi-controllers/ MIDI Controllers] [http://www.harmony-central.com/Newp/2000/Windworks-CV.html Harmony Central] [http://www.synthzone.com/ctrlr.htm Controller Zone] [http://windsynth.org/home.html Wind Syntesis Association] [http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/one-page.html MIDI Software For Linux] [http://users.skynet.be/P-ART/PARADISE/JOURNAL/JOURNL42/journ42.htm Body Synth] [http://www.lightdesign-inc.com/4-4.htm Laser Projection] [http://www.zip.com.au/~rsterry/kbcynpap.htm Non Tactile] [http://www.anat.org.au/links/galleries.html Electronic Art Sites] [http://art.net/~dtz/roll.html Roll Your Own Dance/Tech] [http://www.midiworkshop.com/whats.htm MIDI Workshop (gorge)] [http://www.nomovingparts.com/main.html No Moving Parts] [http://www.cybiko.com/index_2.asp Cybiko]

[http://www.burningman.com/themecamps_installations/themecamps/bm00_camps/bm00_camps_AL.html Burning Man Camps]

• [http://www.elwire.com/ Luminesent Wire] [http://www.artcars.com/ Art Cars.com] [http://www.teleport.com/~samc/hawthorne/ Hawthorne Street Art Cars] [http://www.wackywillys.com/ Wacky Willys] [http://www.cockeyed.com/ Cockeyed] [http://www.restlessculture.net/peppermint/ Peppermint] [http://www.billboardliberation.com/ Billboard Liberation] [http://www.cacophony.org/ Cacophony] [http://www.interaccess.org/arg/arg-knowledge/art.html Artists and Robots] [http://arttech.about.com/hobbies/arttech/mbody.htm Art and Technology] [http://www.smaller.com/product.cfm?id=100202 MIDI on Palm] [http://www.smaller.com/prodlist.cfm?devid=1063&p=Palm+OS Palm midi] [http://www.cewindows.net/wce/audio.htm Audio on PocketPC] [http://www.conduits.com/ce/player/ Pocket Player] [http://sound.condorow.net/midi.html Linux MIDI software] [http://users.ev1.net/~bantha/pilot.html Palm Theremin] [http://www.minimusic.com/interface.html MIDI-out port interface] [http://www.minimusic.com/links.html Palm Music] [http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gTGN00005MU5 Yamaha Tone Generator] [http://www.crudites.org/soundventures/handheld-music/ Handheld Music] [http://www.yamaha.com/synth.htm Yamaha Synth Products] [http://home.pacbell.net/craigmcc/musicTheory/lmcPaper.html Laser MIDI Controller] [http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/ Harmony Central] [http://www.bonneville.nl/software/MidiChat/ Midi Chat] [http://www.intermusic.com/ Intermusic] [http://www.jlcooper.com/ JL Cooper] [http://www.intermusic.com/article.asp?ReviewId=350&ArticleTable=Reviews&Channel=RCD&SubCat=46 Theremin] [http://www.x10.com/ X-10] [http://www.hometoys.com/tips.htm Home Toys Tricks] [http://www.homeautomationtimes.com/ Home Automation Times] [http://www.homecontrols.com/ Home Controls] [http://www.smarthome.com/ Smart Home] [http://www.homeautomationforum.com/ Home Automation Forum] [http://www3.edgenet.net/lingling/xindex.html Tom's Home Automation Page] [http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/cc/staff/pool/homeauto/ Linux Home Automation]

[http://www.technologyindex.com/education/store/robotics/tss/irpd_sensor.html IR Proximity Detector]

• [http://www.us.aibo.com/product/what2.php Sony Aibo] [http://www.us.aibo.com/ams/info.html Aibo Robot Programming] [http://www.aibohack.com AiboHack.com] [http://mindstorms.lego.com/ Lego Mindstorms] [http://mindstorms.lego.com/home/new/linkcat.html Robot Links] [http://www.seattlerobotics.org/ Seattle Robotics] [http://www.teleport.com/~samc/robots Robots in Portland] [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~illah/EDUTOY/ Toy Robot Initiative] [http://www.cyberartists.com/ NW Cyber Artists] [http://www.epanorama.net/lights.html MIDI Light Controllers] [http://www.tpz.com/lmpage.htm MIDI controlled dimmer pack ($260)] [http://www.hobbytron.net/motion.html Hobbytron] [http://www.techno-stuff.com/index.htm TEchno Stuff] [http://www.zorinco.com/cgi-bin/zsc.pl?!cart!/page=links Engineering/Design Links] [http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~kube/crip.cgi Collective Intelligent Robots] [http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/robotics-faq/ Robotics FAQ] [http://www.midiman.net/product.htm Wireless Midi] [http://industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=33&SiteID=15 Electronic Musician] [http://www.opcode.com/products/midiport32/ Opcode USB Midi Port]

[http://industryclick.com/magazinearticle.asp?magazineid=33&releaseid=5896&magazinearticleid=74238&siteid=15 Smart Fabric]

• [http://www.gentle-music.de/links/midilinks.html Midi Links] [http://catalog.com/starrlab Starrlab] [http://www.etc.cmu.edu CMU] [http://www.euronet.nl/users/jrviolin Violin] [http://www.sonami.net Sonami Net] [http://www.biocontrol.com Biocontrol] [http://www.infernaldevices.com Infernal Devices] [http://www.ibva .com IBVA] [http://www.bigbriar.com BigBriar] [http://www.optimusic.com Optimusic] [http://www.saitek.com Saitek] [http://www.savi.com/ Savi RF Id Tags] [http://www.vci.com/ VCI's Autonomous Sub monitoring] [http://brainop.media.mit.edu Brain Opera] [http://wearables.stanford.edu/ Stanford Wearable PC] [http://www.microchip.com/10/rsites/index.htm Radio Frequency ID] [http://www.tiqit.com/mpc.html Commercial Matchbox PC] [http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=Wearables;action=list Wearable WebRing] [http://www.redwoodhouse.com/wearable/index.html?subid=33 Bluetooth Hardware] [http://www.endtech.com/ Peer to Peer Bluetooth/Remotes] [http://www.vicinium.com/prod-NM-server.htm Vicinium Neighbor Mation] [http://www.netpace.com/wireless/Product.htm Wireless Controller] [http://music.dartmouth.edu/~colby/hb.html MIT Handy Board] [http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0032/tech-rosoff.shtml Experience Music: Geek Tour] [http://www.portlandtaiko.org/ Portland Taiko] [http://www.beathome.com/ BeAtHome] [http://www.CyberManor.com/ CyberManor] [http://www.smarthome.com/ SmartHome] [http://www.TechHome.org/ TechHome][http://www.michaelcurrydesign.com/spirits/MichaelCurryDesignSpirits.htm Michael Curry Designs] [http://www.axis.com/success_stories/robotcam/index.htm Axis Robot Camera] [http://www.axis.com/products/camera_servers/livedemo.htm Goldfish Camera] [http://www.axis.com/products/cam_2191/system.htm AXIS 2191 Audio/Cam Network]

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