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This project is similar to some of the word aggregate project shown recently. The aesthetic of this project addresses specifically the experience of riding in an elevator, the perfect place for something interesting, but not THAT interesting, as you don't want to hang out in the elevator after you get to your destination. You would be a weirdo in that case... The random assemblage of text acts as both a texture and map of word usage throughout the building across printed materials (flyers, posters, etc.), conversations, and digital mediums. Users can also enter words directly through the display to create ongoing, living, "poetry".

This installation speaks to the culture of the elevator as well as the culture of the Media Lab. The installation is an elevator key pad that changes it's position on the elevator wall throughout the day, making a full revolution in one day (thus the cgange in position is very slow.

The piece considers four aspects of our lives:
(1) Media Lab participants/scholars learn by interacting with their environment
(2) People express personal space very clearly in an elevator
(3) People often live within a temporal routine
(4) Our daily temporal routines are connected to the world at large

I chose the stairs as the focus for an installation to encourage vertical travel in E14. I propose a simple piece that invokes something of the tradition of reactive spatial installation and that will engage people in ascending through the atria on foot.

The Uplifting Scroll
For this assignment, I imagined the elevator as a scroll viewer. The virtual scroll is as tall as the building, and the elevator travels up and down viewing portions of the scroll. Not only would the passengers be allowed to view the scroll through a “window” in the elevator cab, but they would also be allowed to draw on the scroll by interacting with the elevator door.

A Flash demo is included.

An elevator is also called a lift. The scroll can be inspiring and encourage you to use the lift to view it, so I called it the "uplifting scroll".

a video installation for two (or more) glass elevators

Keynote: Media Flow.

(Just a heads up about the next assignment, from Dave, in case you wanted to start thinking about it earlier. Please first be sure to read the readings for Ben Rubin's lecture. This design assignment will be due next Tuesday, on March 3rd.)

Design an installation that would work with either E14's elevator OR one or more staircases. This can be either an artistic installation, or
it could be an informational intervention with some specific function. It can be sited inside the elevator, outside the cab, or in close relation
to any of the stairs. This installation should enhance your experience of vertical travel in E14. You may, for example, create an installation
that encourages the building inhabitants to engage in more vertical travel and social interaction.

For this assignment, I would prefer to see an animation. If, however, you feel that your design can be thoughtfully expressed in some other way (sketches, models, etc.), that is also acceptable.

http://eco.media.mit.edu/spatial-uploads/jeff-wayshowing-proposal.mov (80+mb) Click to advance slides.

http://eco.media.mit.edu/spatial-uploads/jeff-wayshowing-proposal.pdf (pdf, no movies)

Keynote presentation of phase II.