Types of Thoughts
There are probably these types of texts:
- Single texts, non-sequitors. (These are for single people, but also can be inserted into conversations of 3 or more people?)
- Conversations, where nouns and verbs can be replaced: Mad_Libs
- Conversations in which ‘events’ are inserted, according to a witty repartee…
- Conversations in which ‘pre-calandered events’ are inserted, such as mother’s day, xmas, Independence Day, etc. They begin and end on certain dates.
- ‘Events’ could be added by staff and deleted by event-date. So a person inserts an event text and the date the text should stop broadcasting.
- Probably some other type of text, conversation, that we don’t know yet…
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Types of thoughts can change depending on how many people are sitting down:
- 1 person shows
- 2 person shows
- 3+ person shows.
In 3+ person shows the text randomly goes between anyone sitting down without repeating the last person.
A ‘show’ is a sequence of texts, shows are responsive to who is sitting down. For example – one person sits down and a show plays for 1 person, then another person sits down, the existing show plays out, then a 2 person show starts to play… etc.
Originally, we had thought there would be only two modes — single and 2+, but that may not be good enough.
Thoughtballoons – description
Stapleton is a new town just outside Denver. The new recreation center in Stapleton is the only interior public space in town. Our proposal is based on creating artworks with the potential to get people to talk to each other.
We proposed two pieces:
Thoughtballoons is located at the entrance corridor, creating an interactive dialog with people as they wait for others.
Staplefield is located in the atrium, which is in the center of the space, visible from several locations. It acts as a dynamic model that expresses the state of the building and its occupancy.
Click on images for larger views.
ThoughtBalloons is a theatrical piece, set into a black quartz stone surround. Cameras locate where people sit and place a thought balloon above their head. Hidden behind black glass are illuminated screens.
Another rendering of Thoughtballoons.
Thoughtballoons – diagram
Diagram of Thoughtballoons. Click on image for PDF. Design is subject to change!