Carlos Gomez de Llarena, of Noderunner fame (or pseudo-fame, or obscurity, depending on your acquaintance with interactive art) has a new project through Eyebeam, in glorious NYC-o-vision. Urballoon:
Urballoon is an interactive communication balloon. It is a wireless project for that exists in digital and physical dimensions embodied by a levitating globe. Urbaloon works by letting people explore and express themselves in public spaces through the use of wireless networks. Attached to the balloon is a rig containing a video projector, a wi-fi laptop and a webcam. By accessing www.urballoon.com people can type, draw or submit files that will be projected by the balloon wherever it is. They can also watch a live bird's eye view webcast from the balloon's camera.
It sounds like the project is in the initial stages; there's a blog (of course) to keep everyone up to date on its progress. Reminds me a little of Mark and Ahmi's Bass-Station. Also, Eric's PRoPs. Since I spent part of this summer looking at integrating online and offline social spaces, this looks pretty interesting. Plus, I like all things inflatable. Especially balloons. Balloons! The bigger the better! Whee!
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