Yo–Yo Machines are low-cost playful communication devices that you can make yourself. They are designed to allow physically separated people to trade nonverbal, expressive signals across the Internet.
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My Naturewatch
My Naturewatch Camera is an inexpensive wildlife camera that we designed for people to make themselves as a way of promoting engagement with nature and digital making.
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ProbeTools are unconventional cameras and audio devices for Cultural Probes studies. Designed as Self-Build devices that researchers can make themselves by following instructions, downloading software and 3D models from a website.
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Datacatchers are mobile location-aware devices that stream messages about the area they are in. Derived from ‘big data’ sources, the messages draw attention to the socio-political topology of the lived environment.
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Energy Babble is a talk radio-like device that broadcasts environmental and energy related content. It draws content from online sources and listeners can use the microphone to join the conversation.
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‘Indoor Weather Stations’ reveal the home’s microclimate by highlighting small gusts of wind, the colour of ambient light, and temperature differentials within the home.
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The Photostroller is a movable device that shows a never-ending sequence of images drawn from the Internet, some related, others more random, like an electronic daydream.
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The Prayer Companion is a resource for the intercessional prayers of a group of cloistered nuns, displaying short texts culled from newsfeeds and social media as an indicator of prevailing issues and moods.
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The Plane Tracker draws on information broadcast by passing aircraft to recreate the view of their journey, allowing people to travel along from the comfort of their sitting room.
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The Local Barometer is a system of devices that reveals the socio-cultural texture around the home by displaying locally produced online information depending on local weather conditions.
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