Adopt the character

Mariusz Drozdz

Hybrid World Lab / Amsterdam / 7-11 May 2007

CONTEXTcommunity

CONTEXTthe characters

conceptual mapmeet the actors

creators characters collectors

put her art in public space and tags it with RFID tag

creates herprofiles

creates characters

have their dedicatedwebpage

characterrelated content

creatorrelatedcontent

have their dedicatedwebpage

createswebpage for characters

creates extracontent related to the characters

creates hisprofile

have theirfans

adopts the characters

exploresthe listof fans

ANIA FILIP

explore the con-tent related to the characters

storybordexperience the story

This is Ania

Ania creates the artusing her favouritetechnique.

Ania uploads thecharacter and somerelated arts to thewebpage.

Ania takes her artto some public area.

Ania puts the designon the wall andattaches the RFiDtag with logoof the serviceon it.

That’s it!

This is Filip

Filip goes to the city

Filip spots the character with tag attached to it

He likes itvery much

Filip scans the tag with his mobile device

The RFiD tag calls for “adopt the character” software which activates the camera in the phone.

Filip takes picture of the character

Phone displays the message:“are you sure do you want to adopt this character?”

yes

Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted this character”

The image is uploaded to the webpage of the character

Now, Filip is ableto explore morecontent related tothis characterusing his device:- creator profile- more images- etc.He can run“adopting software”which has GeoRadar featureand start searchingfor another charactersnearby.

That’s it!

Filip goes to the city

Filip scans the tag with his mobile device

Filip spots the character with tag attached to it

Is Filip a community member?

Phone displays the message:“do you want to join the community and adopt this

character

Tag directs the phone to the web service which

detects that Filip is not a community member

end of the story

“You can explore more con-tent related to this character

Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted

this character”Initial profile of the user

is created

“You can download the special software which

will help you find and adopt more characters

Has Filip “adopt the char-acter” software installed on

his phone?

Filip takes picture of the character

Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted

this character”This action is indicated on the profile of the user.

end of the storyPhone displays the message:“do you want to adopt this

character?”

The RFiD tag calls for “adopt the character” soft-ware which activates the

camera in the phone.

Phone displays the message:“are you sure do you want to adopt this character?”

Phone displays the message:“You have officially adopted

this character”The image is uploaded to the webpage of the char-

acter

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

end of the story

scenarioshow it works

NO

there is always another solution

alternative scenarios

prototypespot the rabbit

web servicehandmade sketchof the webpage

thank you :-)