There has been some interesting experimentation with mobile applications in Canada thanks to the Mobile Experience Lab. Started in 2005 at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD), the Lab aims “to pursue research projects that bring together art practice, design and research methodology with software and hardware engineering capabilities.” They focus on the areas of user interface, locative experiences, collaborative games and augmented reality narratives.
One of their coolest applications has been a “Your News” newspaper box to which people could text in their own headlines. The project was just one example of how mobile technology could be used to create an interactive cultural statement in the urban core.
Compared to other countries, Canada has been a bit slower to adopt mobile applications, so it’s great to see OCAD students embracing Bluetooth, WiFi and other technologies to engage Torontonians in creative, and amusing ways. A full video of all their mobile experiments can be found on YouTube (check out the bicycle wheel that spins with human movement).
Via No Media Kings
- Sarah Spence, High Road Communications, Toronto
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