Designing Around Place - User contributions [en]

Iphone

2008-09-29T19:54:02Z

Jsd:

If you're interested in registering your iPhone for development, add your name and your iPhone's serial number here. (the SDK required that each phone use for "testing" be registered with Apple)

To find your iPhone's serial number: (note that this is different than the serial number you see when you're in iTunes)
# Connect your iPhone to your Mac
# Open Applications -> Utility -> System Profiler
# Under the "Hardware" tab, look for "USB" (left side panel)
# Under "USB" look for "High-Speed Bus" (top right panel)
# Click on iPhone and copy and paste your serial number below

* Dennis Crowley 072f3bb7be4056fc07efcc14fa3b88ab1e6daa32
* Michael Sharon
* Che-Wei Wang 9cc8c673b3bfd04ba8dd3d45816c10a44172eb71
* Anaid ff2b6bd07a5263a1dc1fe8d5676dd531ee0a7b55
* Theresa 2627ea54f2ef55e2108cbfd7c8382232abb19ea0
* Thomas Chan cb2673d7618484dc1be68b861978709eea3f2861
* Corey Menscher 19556fd6937b779a07392dff5dada56034c3785e
* Kristin O'Friel 991f8a589c49c1a0d6ec1fe01cfda713a9b6dff3
* Jaeyoon f1bf68b7625af7f82d4f2bde6899d95c45aff9c5
* John Dimatos 8d9c9ea947e44fa9315b3ebea7c4b8e73eecddcb

Outside of class:

* David Steele Overholt: 70f6c44a5e26ae55fea76e950d109bc1328b2a2

Location based chatting

2008-09-23T21:34:38Z

Jsd: New page: L.B.C. is an idea for a simple combination of the loki wifi SSID location framework and the XMPP protocol to establish chat rooms based on geographic vicinity. Previous work in this genre ...

L.B.C. is an idea for a simple combination of the loki wifi SSID location framework and the XMPP protocol to establish chat rooms based on geographic vicinity. Previous work in this genre is mainly based around chat software on the same TCP/IP network, such as the ichat [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_(software) bonjour]] functionality. The issue I have with that is that it doesn't designate location as the main parameter, but instead designates participation in the same ntwork which implies location. However, unless the network has a simple topology with a small number of radio beacons (for wi-fi), the geographic correlation becomes complicated and more of an abstraction.

A different way to observe this is with an example. If mary and dave both use ichat bonjour on the NYU campus, they know exactly two things. the first is that they both have active NYU network accounts and hence are either faculty, staff, or current students. The second piece of information is that they are currently accessing the NYU network infrastructure. However, if they want to meet or have a more specific locational awareness, they need to ask "where are you". The benefit of the the two previous pieces of information in this case is that the answer to "where are you" will be part of familiar territory for the questioning party, e.g. a building on washington square park, or one of the cafes in the west village close to campus.

My proposed solution is to do a proof of concept implementation of the Openfire XMPP server using the Loki location information as a way of enabling users to participate in different chat rooms. This way, chatrooms can be specifically tailored to geographic radius, and the question where are you is implicitly answered in a more a specific way.

Weeklyresearch

2008-09-23T21:03:16Z

Jsd: /* Week 3: What Do You Want to Build? (Due: September 23) */

=== Week 3: What Do You Want to Build? (Due: September 23) ===

Think about what you want to create / build this semester. Write up a short (1-3 paragraphs) description of this concept. If it's similar to existing applications, include references to those applications in the description - e.g. "It's like a location-based HotOrNot for street food". If you'd like you can include diagrams, images or anything else that you feel will help you get your point across.

*[[something awesome here]] (Dennis Crowley)
*[[ideas for a location based project]] (Anaid)
*[[location based turf war]] (Che-Wei)
*[[location to DOs alarm]] (Jaeyoon)
*[[ShareMyTaxi]] (Kristin O'Friel)
*[[location-based language learning]] (Armanda)
*[[location-based love/hate letters]] (Theresa)
*[[location based chatting]] (john)

=== Week 2: The Wonderful World of Mapping Mashups (Due: September 16) ===

Two paragraphs on what you consider to be a great use of one of the mapping API's we've covered in class - you can look towards the [http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ Google Maps Mashup site] for inspiration. Bonus points for writing about something that changed the way you experienced some aspect of the city.

[[something awesome here]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[what if (state name) voted Republican or Democrat?]] (Anaid)

[[gmaps nyc subway mashup]] (Kristin O'Friel)

[[real time train positions]] (Jaeyoon)

[[realtime speedtrap map]] (Corey)

[[Gawker Stalker]] (Swerdloff)

[[pub crawl generator]] (Stella)

[[groundcrew.us]] (Theresa)

[[earth as a sandwich]] (john)

[[The criminals in your midst!]] (Mitch)

[[Kissing & Telling]] (Alex)

[[Mailbox Map]] (Thomas)

[[Pilipili]] (Armanda)

[[MapWOW]] (Jiaxin)

=== Week 1: Best Locative Experiences? (Due: September 9) ===

For our first weekly research assignment, we want to hear a personal story about how some some kind of locative data has made your day in the past. Did Yelp recommend your favorite restaurant? Did Facebook tell you your best friend was in town? Did dodgeball let you know your ex was lurking next door?

[[Facebook @ Sweden]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[SportsTracker - NYC]] (Michael Sharon)

[[Google/Yahoo Traffic Data]] (Corey Menscher)

[[Hopstop]] (Seanita Tolliver)

[[Frequency 1550]] (Armanda Lewis)

[[T Map]] (Stella)

[[cellphone + dad + map]] (Kristin O'Friel)

[[GPS in Spain]] (Theresa Ling)

[[Broadcasting Location]] (Che-Wei Wang)

[[Google map apps]] (Jaeyoon Kang)

[[Brightkite]] (Jonathan Swerdloff)

[[RL Effortless Shopping]] (Andrea Dulko)

[[vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx]] (John Dimatos)

[[GPS car rentals]] (Thomas Chan)

[[iPhone take us to Ikea!]] (Anaid)

[[Google Waps]] (Mitch)

[[Google map and Panoramio]] (Jiaxin)

[[The Masada Museum]] (Ithai)

[[Buses Plus GPS]] (Alex)

[[Saved from a bad meal, twinkle]] (Vikram)

Homework

2008-09-23T20:52:48Z

Jsd:

=== Week 3: Use SMS or Loki to access location (Due: September 23) ===

* [http://crackilicio.us/dap/assassin.php5 Assassin] - Now tells you where you are with a gun icon! (Corey)
* Text PASTRAMI followed by your intersection (no spaces!) to 41411 - TextMarks Pastrami Action (Andrea Dulko)
* [http://cwwang.com/dap/lokiturf/ LokiTurf] - claim a zipcode via loki (Che-Wei)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/lokimapfulladdress.php See Where You Are] (Berry) and [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/masters/plot_multiple_points_from_db.php Pull Markers from mySQL] (Berry/Dulko)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~ago218/dap/week3/ Testing Loki] (Anaid)
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week3/test.html This is the code that I have that is working. My expansion of the code will be updated later] (Kacie)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/week2/loki4.php eh] (stella)
*[http://hindsight.su/dap/week3/ pizza joints and where you are via loki] (john)
=== Week 2: Add geocoder + map to our web form (Due: September 16) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week2/index.php Get your geocode on!] (Dennis Crowley)
* [[No frills geocoding - john dimatos]]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week2/ No frills #2] will do something more interesting later (Kristin O'Friel)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~ago218/dap/week2/index.php Latitude and longitude] (Anaid)
* [http://mitchsaid.com/DAP/indexNU4.php It sorta works! On reload!] (Mitch)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jf1444/dap/week2/index.php5 Geocooder,adding more functions] (Jiaxin)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/findjosh.php Find Josh!] (Josh)
* [http://crackilicio.us/dap/assassin.php5 Assassin Target Acquisition] (Corey)
* [http://www.restlessillusion.com/sandbox/dap/01/index.php Thomas]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/mapping_locations.php5 Theresa (working on something better, but this will do for now)]
* [http://cwwang.com/dap/turf/index.php Turf] (Che-Wei)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/gmapTry4.php5 rootPoops...ehh a lil buggy] (Stella)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw2d_dap.php Simple] (Armanda)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/dap/combo/main.php Super Map Plus V3.625] (Andrea)
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Sir Mapsalot] (Alex)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyk322/dap/index.php5 Jaeyoon]
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week2/index.php I'll make this more my own soon!] (Kacie)

=== Week 1: Make a web form (Due: September 9) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jes556/where.php Jonathan Swerdloff: web form sample]
* [http://hindsight.su/dap/week1/index.php John Dimatos: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/whoandwhere.php Theresa Ling: web form sample]
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Alex Abreu: Amazing Web Form Sample]
* [http://cwwang.com/DAP/rps/ Che-Wei Wang: Rock Paper Scissors Web Form]
* [http://anaid.awardspace.com/ Anaid: my first webform!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~mas864/dap2/index.php Mitch: pretty simple reflection of database entry]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw1b.php Armanda: Where are you?]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/kidnapped/main.php Andrea: I've been kidnapped, but don't know where I am]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week1 Kristin: text input to database to gmaps][http://www.kofriel.com/itp/blog/?p=572 code]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/yourmom Stella:your mom]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~srt251/dap/index.php Seanita: Same,same]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/map.php Josh Berry: Give me your address so I can sell it to spammers]
* Corey: [http://crackilicio.us/iphone/ Mobile Crack!] (add your gps loc manually)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jf1444/dap/week1/index.php Jiaxin: Catch me if you can!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyk322/dap/index.php Jaeyoon: web form sample_I've just got mySql password :( ]
* [http://www.restlessillusion.com/sandbox/dap/01/index.php Thomas]
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week1.php Kacie Kinzer: web form yay]

Homework

2008-09-23T20:52:14Z

Jsd:

=== Week 3: Use SMS or Loki to access location (Due: September 23) ===

* [http://crackilicio.us/dap/assassin.php5 Assassin] - Now tells you where you are with a gun icon! (Corey)
* Text PASTRAMI followed by your intersection (no spaces!) to 41411 - TextMarks Pastrami Action (Andrea Dulko)
* [http://cwwang.com/dap/lokiturf/ LokiTurf] - claim a zipcode via loki (Che-Wei)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/lokimapfulladdress.php See Where You Are] (Berry) and [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/masters/plot_multiple_points_from_db.php Pull Markers from mySQL] (Berry/Dulko)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~ago218/dap/week3/ Testing Loki] (Anaid)
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week3/test.html This is the code that I have that is working. My expansion of the code will be updated later] (Kacie)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/week2/loki4.php eh (stella)
*[http://hindsight.su/dap/week3/ pizza joints and where you are via loki (john)]
=== Week 2: Add geocoder + map to our web form (Due: September 16) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week2/index.php Get your geocode on!] (Dennis Crowley)
* [[No frills geocoding - john dimatos]]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week2/ No frills #2] will do something more interesting later (Kristin O'Friel)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~ago218/dap/week2/index.php Latitude and longitude] (Anaid)
* [http://mitchsaid.com/DAP/indexNU4.php It sorta works! On reload!] (Mitch)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jf1444/dap/week2/index.php5 Geocooder,adding more functions] (Jiaxin)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/findjosh.php Find Josh!] (Josh)
* [http://crackilicio.us/dap/assassin.php5 Assassin Target Acquisition] (Corey)
* [http://www.restlessillusion.com/sandbox/dap/01/index.php Thomas]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/mapping_locations.php5 Theresa (working on something better, but this will do for now)]
* [http://cwwang.com/dap/turf/index.php Turf] (Che-Wei)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/gmapTry4.php5 rootPoops...ehh a lil buggy] (Stella)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw2d_dap.php Simple] (Armanda)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/dap/combo/main.php Super Map Plus V3.625] (Andrea)
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Sir Mapsalot] (Alex)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyk322/dap/index.php5 Jaeyoon]
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week2/index.php I'll make this more my own soon!] (Kacie)

=== Week 1: Make a web form (Due: September 9) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jes556/where.php Jonathan Swerdloff: web form sample]
* [http://hindsight.su/dap/week1/index.php John Dimatos: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/whoandwhere.php Theresa Ling: web form sample]
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Alex Abreu: Amazing Web Form Sample]
* [http://cwwang.com/DAP/rps/ Che-Wei Wang: Rock Paper Scissors Web Form]
* [http://anaid.awardspace.com/ Anaid: my first webform!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~mas864/dap2/index.php Mitch: pretty simple reflection of database entry]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw1b.php Armanda: Where are you?]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/kidnapped/main.php Andrea: I've been kidnapped, but don't know where I am]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week1 Kristin: text input to database to gmaps][http://www.kofriel.com/itp/blog/?p=572 code]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/yourmom Stella:your mom]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~srt251/dap/index.php Seanita: Same,same]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/map.php Josh Berry: Give me your address so I can sell it to spammers]
* Corey: [http://crackilicio.us/iphone/ Mobile Crack!] (add your gps loc manually)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jf1444/dap/week1/index.php Jiaxin: Catch me if you can!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyk322/dap/index.php Jaeyoon: web form sample_I've just got mySql password :( ]
* [http://www.restlessillusion.com/sandbox/dap/01/index.php Thomas]
* [http://kaciekinzer.com/dap/week1.php Kacie Kinzer: web form yay]

Earth as a sandwich

2008-09-16T18:58:02Z

Jsd: New page: [http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/tool.html link to ze frank's sandwich tool] As silly as this app might be, I played with it for at least 15 minutes, completely fascinated with observing ...

[http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/tool.html link to ze frank's sandwich tool]

As silly as this app might be, I played with it for at least 15 minutes, completely fascinated with observing what's on the opposite side. Beyond the novelty, the ability to observe immediately what the exact opposite geo-location is was gratifying two ways. One was resolving once and for all where I would have ended up had I been able to dig a hole to China, (~1500 km due east of New Zealand). The other was the ability to highlight the three dimensions of the planet through a two dimensional format, by simply implying an axis across two windows.

Weeklyresearch

2008-09-16T18:49:59Z

Jsd: /* Week 2: The Wonderful World of Mapping Mashups (Due: September 16) */

=== Week 2: The Wonderful World of Mapping Mashups (Due: September 16) ===

Two paragraphs on what you consider to be a great use of one of the mapping API's we've covered in class - you can look towards the [http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ Google Maps Mashup site] for inspiration. Bonus points for writing about something that changed the way you experienced some aspect of the city.

[[something awesome here]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[what if (state name) voted Republican or Democrat?]] (Anaid)

[[gmaps nyc subway mashup]] (Kristin O'Friel)

[[real time train positions]] (Jaeyoon)

[[realtime speedtrap map]] (Corey)

[[Gawker Stalker]] (Swerdloff)

[[pub crawl generator]] (Stella)

[[groundcrew.us]] (Theresa)

[[earth as a sandwich]] (john)

=== Week 1: Best Locative Experiences? (Due: September 9) ===

For our first weekly research assignment, we want to hear a personal story about how some some kind of locative data has made your day in the past. Did Yelp recommend your favorite restaurant? Did Facebook tell you your best friend was in town? Did dodgeball let you know your ex was lurking next door?

[[Facebook @ Sweden]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[SportsTracker - NYC]] (Michael Sharon)

[[Google/Yahoo Traffic Data]] (Corey Menscher)

[[Hopstop]] (Seanita Tolliver)

[[Frequency 1550]] (Armanda Lewis)

[[T Map]] (Stella)

[[cellphone + dad + map]] (Kristin O'Friel)

[[GPS in Spain]] (Theresa Ling)

[[Broadcasting Location]] (Che-Wei Wang)

[[Google map apps]] (Jaeyoon Kang)

[[Brightkite]] (Jonathan Swerdloff)

[[RL Effortless Shopping]] (Andrea Dulko)

[[vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx]] (John Dimatos)

[[GPS car rentals]] (Thomas Chan)

[[iPhone take us to Ikea!]] (Anaid)

[[Google Waps]] (Mitch)

[[Google map and Panoramio]] (Jiaxin)

[[The Masada Museum]] (Ithai)

[[Buses Plus GPS]] (Alex)

[[Saved from a bad meal, twinkle]] (Vikram)

No frills geocoding - john dimatos

2008-09-15T02:24:49Z

Jsd:

[[http://hindsight.su/dap/week2/index.php |external link to geocoding page '''DAP2''']]

Building on last week's homework, '''DAP2''' uses a regular html form to gather a name, an address, and a type of place from the user.

Here's the mySQL table:

[[Image:Picture_9.png|frame|none|phpMyAdmin screenshot]]

The address, expected in the form '721 broadway, NY NY' is inserted into the address field. Observing the table structure, you'll notice there are latitude and longitude fields that are created empty for every new insert.

Based on this [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlgeocode.html Google tutorial]] DAP2 does a SQL query on the database and puts together a Google search query using the address and the individual API key, requesting XML output. This is what the output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_8.png|frame|none|Google Maps Raw XML Output]]

As each XML output comes back, DAP2 parses out the coordinates element into two variables lat and long, and updates the mySQL database entry that it pulled the address from, using the unique id field.

The next step in the process is creating our own XML output, using the php DOM XML library. based on a different Google tutorial for [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax.html using PHP/MySQL with Google Maps]] DAP2 outputs XML that we can use via javascript and the Google API. Here's what that output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_10.png|frame|none|Our Raw XML Output]]

The final step of DAP2 is the javascript section, which invokes the XML output from our database and creates markers on a map, choosing different icons for different types of locations as we see fit.

No frills geocoding - john dimatos

2008-09-15T01:36:17Z

Jsd:

[[http://hindsight.su/dap/week2/index.php |external link to geocoding page '''DAP2''']]

Building on last week's homework, '''DAP2''' uses gathers a name, an address, and a type of place from the user.

Here's the mySQL table:

[[Image:Picture_9.png|frame|none|phpMyAdmin screenshot]]

The address, expected in the form '721 broadway, NY NY' is inserted into the address field. Observing the table structure, you'll notice there are latitude and longitude fields that are created empty for every new insert.

Based on this [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlgeocode.html Google tutorial]] DAP2 does a SQL query on the database and puts together a Google search query using the address and the individual API key, requesting XML output. This is what the output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_8.png|frame|none|Google Maps Raw XML Output]]

As each XML output comes back, DAP2 parses out the coordinates element into two variables lat and long, and updates the mySQL database entry that it pulled the address from, using the unique id field.

The next step in the process is creating our own XML output, using the php DOM XML library. based on a different Google tutorial for [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax.html using PHP/MySQL with Google Maps]] DAP2 outputs XML that we can use via javascript and the Google API. Here's what that output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_10.png|frame|none|Our Raw XML Output]]

The final step of DAP2 is the javascript section, which invokes the XML output from our database and creates markers on a map, choosing different icons for different types of locations as we see fit.

No frills geocoding - john dimatos

2008-09-15T01:35:19Z

Jsd:

[http://hindsight.su/dap/week2/index.php|external link to geocoding page '''DAP2''']

Building on last week's homework, '''DAP2''' uses gathers a name, an address, and a type of place from the user.

Here's the mySQL table:

[[Image:Picture_9.png|frame|none|phpMyAdmin screenshot]]

The address, expected in the form '721 broadway, NY NY' is inserted into the address field. Observing the table structure, you'll notice there are latitude and longitude fields that are created empty for every new insert.

Based on this [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlgeocode.html Google tutorial]] DAP2 does a SQL query on the database and puts together a Google search query using the address and the individual API key, requesting XML output. This is what the output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_8.png|frame|none|Google Maps Raw XML Output]]

As each XML output comes back, DAP2 parses out the coordinates element into two variables lat and long, and updates the mySQL database entry that it pulled the address from, using the unique id field.

The next step in the process is creating our own XML output, using the php DOM XML library. based on a different Google tutorial for [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax.html using PHP/MySQL with Google Maps]] DAP2 outputs XML that we can use via javascript and the Google API. Here's what that output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_10.png|frame|none|Our Raw XML Output]]

The final step of DAP2 is the javascript section, which invokes the XML output from our database and creates markers on a map, choosing different icons for different types of locations as we see fit.

File:Picture 10.png

2008-09-15T01:29:10Z

Jsd:

No frills geocoding - john dimatos

2008-09-15T01:28:57Z

Jsd:

[http://hindsight.su/dap/week2/index.php|external link to geocoding page]

Building on last week's homework, DAP2 uses gathers a name, an address, and a type of place from the user.

here's the mySQL table:

[[Image:Picture_9.png|frame|none|phpMyAdmin screenshot]]

The address, expected in the form '721 broadway, NY NY' is inserted into the address field. Observing the table structure, you'll notice there are latitude and longitude fields that are created empty for every new insert.

based on this [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlgeocode.html Google tutorial]] DAP2 does a SQL query on the database and puts together a Google search query using the address and the individual API key, requesting XML output. This is what the output looks like:

[[Image:Picture_8.png|frame|none|Raw XML Output]]

as each XML output comes back, DAP2 parses out the coordinates element into two variables lat and long, and updates the mySQL database entry that it pulled the address from, using the unique id field.

The next step in the process is creating our own XML output, using the php DOM XML library. based on a different Google tutorial for [[http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax.html using PHP/MySQL with Google Maps]] DAP2 outputs XML that we can use via javascript and the Google API. Here's what that output looks like:

The final step of DAP2 is the javascript section,

File:Picture 8.png

2008-09-15T01:14:57Z

Jsd:

No frills geocoding - john dimatos

2008-09-15T01:14:33Z

Jsd: New page: [http://hindsight.su/dap/week2/index.php|external link to geocoding page] Building on last week's homework, DAP2 uses gathers a name, an address, and a type of place from the user. here...

File:Picture 9.png

2008-09-15T00:56:54Z

Jsd:

Homework

2008-09-15T00:51:01Z

Jsd: /* Week 2: Add geocoder + map to our web form (Due: September 16) */

=== Week 2: Add geocoder + map to our web form (Due: September 16) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: best homework example ever]

* [[no frills geocoding - john dimatos]]

=== Week 1: Make a web form (Due: September 9) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jes556/where.php Jonathan Swerdloff: web form sample]
* [http://hindsight.su/dap/week1/index.php John Dimatos: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/whoandwhere.php Theresa Ling: web form sample]
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Alex Abreu: Amazing Web Form Sample]
* [http://cwwang.com/DAP/rps/ Che-Wei Wang: Rock Paper Scissors Web Form]
* [http://anaid.awardspace.com/ Anaid: my first webform!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~mas864/dap2/index.php Mitch: pretty simple reflection of database entry]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw1b.php Armanda: Where are you?]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/kidnapped/main.php Andrea: I've been kidnapped, but don't know where I am]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week1 Kristin: text input to database to gmaps][http://www.kofriel.com/itp/blog/?p=572 code]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/yourmom Stella:your mom]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~srt251/dap/index.php Seanita: Same,same]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jkb315/joshberry/dap/map.php Josh Berry: Give me your address so I can sell it to spammers]
* [http://crackilicio.us/iphone/ Mobile Crack!] (add your gps loc manually)
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jf1444/dap/week1/index.php Jiaxin: Catch me if you can!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyk322/dap/index.php Jaeyoon: web form sample_I've just got mySql password :( ]

Homework

2008-09-09T01:03:33Z

Jsd: /* Class 1: (September 2) Make a web form (due September 9) */

=== Class 1: (September 2) Make a web form (due September 9) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jes556/where.php Jonathan Swerdloff: web form sample]
* [http://hindsight.su/dap/week1/index.php John Dimatos: web form sample]

Vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx

2008-09-08T14:38:20Z

Jsd:

Around 2001, I was driving back into New York after a business trip with my partner Mehmet. Mehmet was the one driving, I was sort of navigating in the passenger side. About 10 miles outside of the GW bridge on the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=40.85173495823771,+-73.95382404327393&ie=UTF8&ll=40.851735,-73.953824&spn=0.008683,0.022016&z=16&iwloc=addr I-95] Mehmet realized we had been running on empty for quite a bit and we were in clear danger of getting stuck with an empty tank very soon. As we got on the GW bridge, I started frantically looking for the first gas station available right after we would get off the bridge. I managed to find a gas station and navigate us there with no wasted turns and without getting lost in the Bronx. Without the no fuss [http://www.vindigo.com/images/vindigo_screens.gif UI design] that vindigo had, i highly doubt we would have been able to get there in time. In 2008 with 400 Mhz processors and google maps on the iphone this doesn't seem like a big deal, but at the time, this was definitely a falling in love moment with location services.

Vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx

2008-09-08T14:38:00Z

Jsd:

around 2001, I was driving back into New York after a business trip with my partner Mehmet. Mehmet was the one driving, I was sort of navigating in the passenger side. About 10 miles outside of the GW bridge on the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=40.85173495823771,+-73.95382404327393&ie=UTF8&ll=40.851735,-73.953824&spn=0.008683,0.022016&z=16&iwloc=addr I-95] Mehmet realized we had been running on empty for quite a bit and we were in clear danger of getting stuck with an empty tank very soon. As we got on the GW bridge, I started frantically looking for the first gas station available right after we would get off the bridge. I managed to find a gas station and navigate us there with no wasted turns and without getting lost in the Bronx. Without the no fuss [http://www.vindigo.com/images/vindigo_screens.gif UI design] that vindigo had, i highly doubt we would have been able to get there in time. In 2008 with 400 Mhz processors and google maps on the iphone this doesn't seem like a big deal, but at the time, this was definitely a falling in love moment with location services.

Vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx

2008-09-08T14:31:54Z

Jsd: New page: around 2001, I was driving back into New York after a business trip with my partner Mehmet. Mehmet was the one driving, I was sort of navigating in the passenger side. about 10 miles outsi...

around 2001, I was driving back into New York after a business trip with my partner Mehmet. Mehmet was the one driving, I was sort of navigating in the passenger side. about 10 miles outside of the GW bridge on the I95 mehmet realized we had been running on empty for quite a bit and we were in clear danger of getting stuck with an empty tank very soon. As we got on the GW bridge, I started frantically looking for the first gas station available right after we would get off the bridge. I managed to find a gas station and navigate us there with no wasted turns and without getting lost in the Bronx. Without the no fuss UI design that vindigo had, i highly doubt we would have been able to get there in time. In 2008 with 400 Mhz processors and google maps on the iphone this doesn't seem like a big deal, but at the time, this was definitely a falling in love moment with location services.

Weeklyresearch

2008-09-08T14:23:46Z

Jsd:

=== Week 1: Best Locative Experiences? (Due: September 9) ===

For our first weekly research assignment, we want to hear a personal story about how some some kind of locative data has made your day in the past. Did Yelp recommend your favorite restaurant? Did Facebook tell you your best friend was in town? Did dodgeball let you know your ex was lurking next door?

[[Facebook @ Sweden]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[SportsTracker - NYC]] (Michael Sharon)

[[Google/Yahoo Traffic Data]] (Corey Menscher)

[[Hopstop]] (Seanita Tolliver)

[[Frequency 1550]] (Armanda Lewis)

[[T Map]] (Stella)

[[cellphone + dad + map]] (Kristin O'Friel)

[[GPS in Spain]] (Theresa Ling)

[[Broadcasting Location]] (Che-Wei Wang)

[[Google map apps]] (Jaeyoon Kang)

[[Brightkite]] (Jonathan Swerdloff)

[[RL Effortless Shopping]] (Andrea Dulko)

[[vindigo, and the pursuit of gas in the Bronx]] (John Dimatos)

Classlist

2008-09-08T14:16:42Z

Jsd:

'''Dennis Crowley'''

Hi - my name is Dennis and I'm one of your co-hosts this semester. I've been working in the mobile + locative space since 2001 - e.g. [http://vindigo.com/ Vindigo], ITP ([http://pacmahattan.com PacManhattan], [http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/fall2002/physcomp/foosball/index.html Big Brother Foosball]), [http://dodgeball.com dodgeball], [http://areacodeinc.com area/code] ([http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest], [http://plundr.playareacode.com/ Plundr], Google). I'm like to explore how you can combine locative + social tools to make cities easier to use and how game theory could be used to change the ways people experience the city. I'm an average PHP programmer, I'm okay at MySQL, I know zero about Java development, and I have an iPhone. Oh yeah, and I'm an ITP grad '04 and live in the East Village.

'''Michael Sharon'''

Hi, Michael here - I'm your ''other'' host this semester. I've been working in mobile since 2001 and in the mobile + social + locative space since 2003 with various projects and companies like - [http://socialight.com Socialight],[http://kamida.com Kamida], [http://identitygame.com Identity], [http://superstarglobal.com/ Superstar Tokyo], [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest] and [http://www.23centstories.com/ 23c Stories]. My interests tend towards user experience, social discovery and filtering - figuring out how to make the truly interesting things around you emerge and using those bits of data to change your experience of places. I like Ruby, Python, Java (mostly J2ME) and PHP. I was going steady with MySQL, but have recently started an affair with PostgreSQL. I have far too many phones to list here, but my main setup these days consists of an iPhone + [http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95_8GB Nokia N95 8GB]. I'm an '04 ITP grad, living in the Lower East Side.

'''Corey Menscher'''

I began working in the web industry after [http://www.wustl.edu undergrad] in 1995. I started out as a co-founder of the AdOne Classified Network, which brought small to medium sized newspaper classifieds sections online. After AdOne I worked for a small consulting company called [http://www.tcbdata.com TCB Data Systems], where I converted the Market Data Reporting system for the NYSE, Nasdaq, and other exchanges from a BBS-based system to the web. From there, I moved to Organic, Inc., where I helped create websites for [http://www.tommy.com Tommy Hilfiger], Sting's Brand New Day World Tour, and [http://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdales]...for which I created Organic's first-ever mobile WAP site. After the bubble burst and all but a few were laid off, I went back to TCB Data Systems, where I remained until ITP. My interests are mainly in interface engineering and user experience, but I have a wide variety of technical skills (PHP, Javascript, ColdFusion, .Net, SQL, server admin, network admin...). My personal blog is [http://www.crackblur.com crackblur], and my [http://delicious.com/crackhead del.icio.us], [http://twitter.com/crackhead twitter] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackhead/ flickr] names are all "crackhead". (No, I don't smoke crack...at least not literally.) I have an iPhone 3G, but still have a soft spot for my last phone, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E70 Nokia E70].

'''Alex Abreu'''

I studied computer engineering while in undergrad, but was never much interested in all the theory. I took a job as a software consultant after graduation which reaffirmed for me my interest in applying my technical skills in a creative vain. I enjoy both programming and design, and often like to have some control over both facets of a project. While at ITP, I've focused on creating toys (for children and adults) which have both a tactile and web experience. I believe in the power of that duality, and my [http://www.alexabreu.com projects] encourage a user experience less reliant on screen-based interactions. I am interested in mobile devices because we keep them on our person's all the time, but I have my qualms about the limited ordered-list experience and the increasing number of redundant applications. I am extremely interested in the associations between applications and attempting to find a way to simplify and consolidate rather than adding new applications to the ever-increasing stockpile. I'll try to keep my musings updated on [http://itp.alexabreu.com itp.alexabreu.com]

'''Seanita Tolliver'''

What should I write about here? Well, I have no formal mobile development experience but last semester completed a human-centered design research project around mobile shopping experiences. I also took Chris Sung's DWD class last semester (and promptly forgot most of it--please don't tell him). In terms of programming--I usually kick, scream, claw my way through stuff until it works--but I'll try to be more poised and dignified this time(I'm a 2nd year after all--gotta represent). My background lies primarily in entertainment and creative media/product development--toys, animation and education. I began working as an information architect/user experience specialist this summer and will continue to do so this fall--that's the plan anyway. Did I leave anything out? Oh, I don't have a fancy phone yet--just a TMobile Rizer--was hoping to get an iPhone last week while in Louisiana but Hurricane Gustav convinced me otherwise.

'''Josh Berry'''

I have yet to develop anything on a mobile device, and I am interested in brief but concise correspondence that contributes to a greater story. Sometimes it takes a bit of back-and-forth with SMS between you and your friend to tell the whole story. Likewise one person in one location may catch part of a story that another person in a completely different location may be able to continue.

User A sees a sad clown without his red nose moping around Times Square. This user sends that bit of first-hand information to a central site, and GPS logs the location. Ten minutes later User B sees a man in a suit at 23rd and Broadway wearing a red clown nose. Without knowing any of the context surrounding the situation, the curious user sends this piece of information back to the central site. All the information is placed into context by an algorithm, and both users check the site later on in the day and deduce that the man in the suit stole the clown's red nose, hence his sad countenance.

A system like this can be fun and helpful. It can be used as a sort of location based mad libs or real-life Clue, where messages can contribute stories that may be ludicrously unrelated but may also be staggeringly related. The man who was seen with a bloody knife in one location may have been 5 minutes later changing his clothes and throwing away the weapon. While one user may be able to contribute only one small piece of a potential story, others can fill in the blanks. I'd like to build a system like this in class to see what puzzles we can solve using location and mobile telephones.

'''Andrea Dulko'''

Hi, Ang here.
After undergrad at Parsons, I worked at an ad agency for year, which was a lot of fun. While applying for ITP, I then moved over to saks.com as designer/developer. Here, I realized that php and mobile and the combo are awesome.

I'm really into location because, when it's added, the experience is always different and changing. I try to make applications that will enhance people's life experiences and encounters.

Amateur news is one of my major interests. I like the idea of reporting what's going on near by and having the option to see what's happening anywhere in the world.

On another note... I've been working on a group project called RootPoops. This is a service that, when phoned, plays encouragement for taking a shit that other users have left. That little extra push! Another feature allows you to access the nearest "high-rated" public facility from your mobile device.

That's all.

Bye!

'''Jaeyoon Kang'''

Hi, my name is Jaeyoon and I have fine art degree of digital media design in South Korea. I live in midtown West since last year and so far, I like this city besides subway. Before I came to ITP, I worked on diverse kinds of professional design fields as an illustrator, graphic designer and mostly web designer for several years. First semester, I made a physical computing project called ‘[http://www.tuvie.com/bd-messenger-for-users-with-visual-and-hearing-impairment B&D Messenger]’ which is mobile assistive technology for blind and deaf people. I wanted to expand my design experience toward product design field and it was really fun and also painful. 2nd semester, Alex, Jiaxin, Jaewook and I were struggling with ‘[http://blogicks.com/ blogick]’ project that is sort of web based toy design for kids and either adult. I contributed this project on visualizing 3D images of physical blocks by using Processing and some part of Flash with papervision 3D. During this summer, I had been working at a company as a GUI designer for developing an application with Flash and Flex. I will be keep working in the office after 3 weeks later in order to design application UI for the iPhone, which is really exciting for me :-)

'''Mitch Said'''

Hi, I'm Mitch. I've got fine art background (mainly animation), and I've been doing Flash design and coding for a while now. I haven't had much a singular focus at ITP, but there does seem to be a sort-of theme about connecting physical, public space and digital media - I've taken a few seminar courses on the subject ("Mapping Narratives" and "Site Specific"), and I'm definitely interested in combining this interest with mobile stuff. I took Shawn van Every's "Mobile Media" last semester, where I learned what little I know about PHP and MySQL, and played around with mobile processing and J2ME coding, though I focused on the 'user generated' side in the end, working on a couple of collaborative mobile phone photo applications/sites, primarily using MMS. (These are ‘[http://www.moourl.com/mobody Mobody]’ and ‘[http://www.moourl.com/resembuild Resembuild]’. My lone google maps mashup before ITP (which I designed and conceptualized, and got a friend to code) was ‘[http://www.treeid.co.za Tree ID]’, based on locating the South African cell network towers disguised as trees.

Additionally, expect me to make some bad puns in class.

'''Che-Wei Wang'''

It's pronounced Say-Way because my mom misspelled my name when I was a kid. I grew up in Tokyo then PA then NYC. After graduating from Pratt Architecture, I worked for a bunch of architects, a morphologist, then started a design practice and teaching, realized my interests were deeply rooted in technology, so came to ITP. I've built a bunch of stuff. It's mostly on [http://cwwang.com cwwang.com]. I firmly believe, if and when objects become consistently and reliably location-aware, we'll witness the next big evolution in technology.

I have an iPhone and a Nokia E70. I used to publish my current location on my website via my phone every 10 seconds just to see what would happen. Some people used it to see if I was in town or in the neighborhood to meet up. I became more honest with my excuses.

'''Stella Jung Euk Kim'''

American born Korean. Born and bred in New York. BA in Fine Art. One day became interested in mobile social software. Did some UI development this past summer for a web/mobile app company in Shanghai to get hands a little dirty. Does not enjoy making or working on super serious solemn projects. Not super techy. Blah programmer. Is interested in, and likes the idea of "play", laughter, and taking the piss out of things. Stella just wants to have fun, have a good time and maybe have a little giggle.

Other interests: games, GRT's, Soccer/Footie, Top Gear, ghetto barely functioning mobile phones

'''Theresa Ling'''

Hi, I've been quite unfocused at ITP, but it looks like I can't get away from performance, gesture-aware projects, and space. I have a BA in English Lit and a background in dance. I spent my pre-ITP days rehearsing and touring around the world in various modern dance/theater/opera productions and also directed a little performance collective for a few years that was just exhausting. Along the way, I also worked in curatorial (performance), writing, strategy, and IT kinds of things. I work at the Metropolitan Museum doing web-related work for the Concerts & Lectures department, so if you want to get into the Museum on a Monday, let me know. That's the best time to see exhibits there.

My programming skills are whatever, but I muddle through. Took DWD, remember some. Never made anything for a mobile device. I have an iPhone. Why am I interested in the class? Uh. Well, I have an obsession with spatial awareness and I want technology to be more effortless and more meaningful. Relevance regarding location seems to be pointing us toward that combination...?

'''Armanda Lewis'''

I did my graduate work in Spanish and Portuguese literature and have a background teaching languages and lit. I love learning languages, dancing flamenco and writing, and while at ITP I have really enjoyed making physical computing projects related to [http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/al861/category/itp/wearablesinventionism/ wearable technology], and making digital tools that help people to learn and teach better. I took DWD (ITP) and Javascript (SCPS) last semester and made an interactive activities bank called [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dwd/hw9/description_wjs.php UTILLitI]. I am currently writing about how handheld devices help children learn, so I am looking forward to building some location-based devices and games (maybe an interactive novel?) for kids this semester. I am going to get an iPhone by next class.

'''Kristin O'Friel'''

Hi, I’m Kristin. I grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, started my undergraduate degree in Portland, OR as a Biology Major and finished in the Bay Area with a BFA in New Media Arts. Since moving to NYC I have become extremely interested in the ontology of cities, the richness of urban life, ethnographic inquiry, urban infrastructure and the subtleties that transform our experience of space. My work primarily engages public space and cognitive frameworks through interventions in the urban experience. I am most compelled by environmental design, social innovation and playful means. [http://kofriel.com/itp/blog/ blog]

'''Jonathan Swerdloff'''

I started work on the web in 1995 as a junior in college. I've been a longtime blogger and part time programmer for around 12 years now, my languages of choice being Perl and PHP/Mysql. I made attempts to leverage WAP back in the day, but those went nowhere. I've been a reasonably prolific user of Dodgeball and Brightkite. I became less prolific after the Last Hope conference, at which I saw a lecture by a security professional that made me wonder about the tradeoff between convenience and privacy. I haven't resolved those issues for myself yet.

I was also a lawyer for awhile, the relevance of which is that I have been looking at these new technologies with an eye towards how they will play in litigation as well as looking at the technologies themselves. Locative software, for instance, has implications for matrimonial and criminal law. It's not entirely relevant to the course at hand, but it's something I keep in the back of my mind. [http://www.swerdloff.com/ Swerdloff Dot Com]

'''John Dimatos'''

I studied International Relations with an interest in tech policy and network economics, and started working on the web as an associate producer at [http://web.archive.org/web/20000815054154/http://www.modemmedia.com/ Modem Media] in 2000. In 2001,I found myself starting an oriental rug import company with [http://www.columbia.edu/~mvb2103/ Mehmet Bozatli] running operations, IT, and selling some fine handmade rugs to curmudgeony retailers across the nation. Attending ITP wasn't a hard decision; it was more of realization that I wanted to be a part of creating all the things I love to use.

Thus far at ITP, my main project has been a [http://vimeo.com/1036320 networked wildfire detection prototype] which has increased my desire to understand how to make location aware devices accessible in cost and time sensitive applications. This past summer I worked at AMI in Glendale CA, doing physical computing prototyping and user experience design in a future labs setting. My personal website can be found at [http://hindsight.su Hindsight dot su].

Classlist

2008-09-08T14:15:56Z

Jsd:

Classlist

2008-09-08T14:14:38Z

Jsd:

'''Dennis Crowley'''

Hi - my name is Dennis and I'm one of your co-hosts this semester. I've been working in the mobile + locative space since 2001 - e.g. [http://vindigo.com/ Vindigo], ITP ([http://pacmahattan.com PacManhattan], [http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/fall2002/physcomp/foosball/index.html Big Brother Foosball]), [http://dodgeball.com dodgeball], [http://areacodeinc.com area/code] ([http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest], [http://plundr.playareacode.com/ Plundr], Google). I'm like to explore how you can combine locative + social tools to make cities easier to use and how game theory could be used to change the ways people experience the city. I'm an average PHP programmer, I'm okay at MySQL, I know zero about Java development, and I have an iPhone. Oh yeah, and I'm an ITP grad '04 and live in the East Village.

'''Michael Sharon'''

Hi, Michael here - I'm your ''other'' host this semester. I've been working in mobile since 2001 and in the mobile + social + locative space since 2003 with various projects and companies like - [http://socialight.com Socialight],[http://kamida.com Kamida], [http://identitygame.com Identity], [http://superstarglobal.com/ Superstar Tokyo], [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest] and [http://www.23centstories.com/ 23c Stories]. My interests tend towards user experience, social discovery and filtering - figuring out how to make the truly interesting things around you emerge and using those bits of data to change your experience of places. I like Ruby, Python, Java (mostly J2ME) and PHP. I was going steady with MySQL, but have recently started an affair with PostgreSQL. I have far too many phones to list here, but my main setup these days consists of an iPhone + [http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95_8GB Nokia N95 8GB]. I'm an '04 ITP grad, living in the Lower East Side.

'''Corey Menscher'''

I began working in the web industry after [http://www.wustl.edu undergrad] in 1995. I started out as a co-founder of the AdOne Classified Network, which brought small to medium sized newspaper classifieds sections online. After AdOne I worked for a small consulting company called [http://www.tcbdata.com TCB Data Systems], where I converted the Market Data Reporting system for the NYSE, Nasdaq, and other exchanges from a BBS-based system to the web. From there, I moved to Organic, Inc., where I helped create websites for [http://www.tommy.com Tommy Hilfiger], Sting's Brand New Day World Tour, and [http://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdales]...for which I created Organic's first-ever mobile WAP site. After the bubble burst and all but a few were laid off, I went back to TCB Data Systems, where I remained until ITP. My interests are mainly in interface engineering and user experience, but I have a wide variety of technical skills (PHP, Javascript, ColdFusion, .Net, SQL, server admin, network admin...). My personal blog is [http://www.crackblur.com crackblur], and my [http://delicious.com/crackhead del.icio.us], [http://twitter.com/crackhead twitter] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackhead/ flickr] names are all "crackhead". (No, I don't smoke crack...at least not literally.) I have an iPhone 3G, but still have a soft spot for my last phone, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E70 Nokia E70].

'''Alex Abreu'''

I studied computer engineering while in undergrad, but was never much interested in all the theory. I took a job as a software consultant after graduation which reaffirmed for me my interest in applying my technical skills in a creative vain. I enjoy both programming and design, and often like to have some control over both facets of a project. While at ITP, I've focused on creating toys (for children and adults) which have both a tactile and web experience. I believe in the power of that duality, and my [http://www.alexabreu.com projects] encourage a user experience less reliant on screen-based interactions. I am interested in mobile devices because we keep them on our person's all the time, but I have my qualms about the limited ordered-list experience and the increasing number of redundant applications. I am extremely interested in the associations between applications and attempting to find a way to simplify and consolidate rather than adding new applications to the ever-increasing stockpile. I'll try to keep my musings updated on [http://itp.alexabreu.com itp.alexabreu.com]

'''Seanita Tolliver'''

What should I write about here? Well, I have no formal mobile development experience but last semester completed a human-centered design research project around mobile shopping experiences. I also took Chris Sung's DWD class last semester (and promptly forgot most of it--please don't tell him). In terms of programming--I usually kick, scream, claw my way through stuff until it works--but I'll try to be more poised and dignified this time(I'm a 2nd year after all--gotta represent). My background lies primarily in entertainment and creative media/product development--toys, animation and education. I began working as an information architect/user experience specialist this summer and will continue to do so this fall--that's the plan anyway. Did I leave anything out? Oh, I don't have a fancy phone yet--just a TMobile Rizer--was hoping to get an iPhone last week while in Louisiana but Hurricane Gustav convinced me otherwise.

'''Josh Berry'''

I have yet to develop anything on a mobile device, and I am interested in brief but concise correspondence that contributes to a greater story. Sometimes it takes a bit of back-and-forth with SMS between you and your friend to tell the whole story. Likewise one person in one location may catch part of a story that another person in a completely different location may be able to continue.

User A sees a sad clown without his red nose moping around Times Square. This user sends that bit of first-hand information to a central site, and GPS logs the location. Ten minutes later User B sees a man in a suit at 23rd and Broadway wearing a red clown nose. Without knowing any of the context surrounding the situation, the curious user sends this piece of information back to the central site. All the information is placed into context by an algorithm, and both users check the site later on in the day and deduce that the man in the suit stole the clown's red nose, hence his sad countenance.

A system like this can be fun and helpful. It can be used as a sort of location based mad libs or real-life Clue, where messages can contribute stories that may be ludicrously unrelated but may also be staggeringly related. The man who was seen with a bloody knife in one location may have been 5 minutes later changing his clothes and throwing away the weapon. While one user may be able to contribute only one small piece of a potential story, others can fill in the blanks. I'd like to build a system like this in class to see what puzzles we can solve using location and mobile telephones.

'''Andrea Dulko'''

Hi, Ang here.
After undergrad at Parsons, I worked at an ad agency for year, which was a lot of fun. While applying for ITP, I then moved over to saks.com as designer/developer. Here, I realized that php and mobile and the combo are awesome.

I'm really into location because, when it's added, the experience is always different and changing. I try to make applications that will enhance people's life experiences and encounters.

Amateur news is one of my major interests. I like the idea of reporting what's going on near by and having the option to see what's happening anywhere in the world.

On another note... I've been working on a group project called RootPoops. This is a service that, when phoned, plays encouragement for taking a shit that other users have left. That little extra push! Another feature allows you to access the nearest "high-rated" public facility from your mobile device.

That's all.

Bye!

'''Jaeyoon Kang'''

Hi, my name is Jaeyoon and I have fine art degree of digital media design in South Korea. I live in midtown West since last year and so far, I like this city besides subway. Before I came to ITP, I worked on diverse kinds of professional design fields as an illustrator, graphic designer and mostly web designer for several years. First semester, I made a physical computing project called ‘[http://www.tuvie.com/bd-messenger-for-users-with-visual-and-hearing-impairment B&D Messenger]’ which is mobile assistive technology for blind and deaf people. I wanted to expand my design experience toward product design field and it was really fun and also painful. 2nd semester, Alex, Jiaxin, Jaewook and I were struggling with ‘[http://blogicks.com/ blogick]’ project that is sort of web based toy design for kids and either adult. I contributed this project on visualizing 3D images of physical blocks by using Processing and some part of Flash with papervision 3D. During this summer, I had been working at a company as a GUI designer for developing an application with Flash and Flex. I will be keep working in the office after 3 weeks later in order to design application UI for the iPhone, which is really exciting for me :-)

'''Mitch Said'''

Hi, I'm Mitch. I've got fine art background (mainly animation), and I've been doing Flash design and coding for a while now. I haven't had much a singular focus at ITP, but there does seem to be a sort-of theme about connecting physical, public space and digital media - I've taken a few seminar courses on the subject ("Mapping Narratives" and "Site Specific"), and I'm definitely interested in combining this interest with mobile stuff. I took Shawn van Every's "Mobile Media" last semester, where I learned what little I know about PHP and MySQL, and played around with mobile processing and J2ME coding, though I focused on the 'user generated' side in the end, working on a couple of collaborative mobile phone photo applications/sites, primarily using MMS. (These are ‘[http://www.moourl.com/mobody Mobody]’ and ‘[http://www.moourl.com/resembuild Resembuild]’. My lone google maps mashup before ITP (which I designed and conceptualized, and got a friend to code) was ‘[http://www.treeid.co.za Tree ID]’, based on locating the South African cell network towers disguised as trees.

Additionally, expect me to make some bad puns in class.

'''Che-Wei Wang'''

It's pronounced Say-Way because my mom misspelled my name when I was a kid. I grew up in Tokyo then PA then NYC. After graduating from Pratt Architecture, I worked for a bunch of architects, a morphologist, then started a design practice and teaching, realized my interests were deeply rooted in technology, so came to ITP. I've built a bunch of stuff. It's mostly on [http://cwwang.com cwwang.com]. I firmly believe, if and when objects become consistently and reliably location-aware, we'll witness the next big evolution in technology.

I have an iPhone and a Nokia E70. I used to publish my current location on my website via my phone every 10 seconds just to see what would happen. Some people used it to see if I was in town or in the neighborhood to meet up. I became more honest with my excuses.

'''Stella Jung Euk Kim'''

American born Korean. Born and bred in New York. BA in Fine Art. One day became interested in mobile social software. Did some UI development this past summer for a web/mobile app company in Shanghai to get hands a little dirty. Does not enjoy making or working on super serious solemn projects. Not super techy. Blah programmer. Is interested in, and likes the idea of "play", laughter, and taking the piss out of things. Stella just wants to have fun, have a good time and maybe have a little giggle.

Other interests: games, GRT's, Soccer/Footie, Top Gear, ghetto barely functioning mobile phones

'''Theresa Ling'''

Hi, I've been quite unfocused at ITP, but it looks like I can't get away from performance, gesture-aware projects, and space. I have a BA in English Lit and a background in dance. I spent my pre-ITP days rehearsing and touring around the world in various modern dance/theater/opera productions and also directed a little performance collective for a few years that was just exhausting. Along the way, I also worked in curatorial (performance), writing, strategy, and IT kinds of things. I work at the Metropolitan Museum doing web-related work for the Concerts & Lectures department, so if you want to get into the Museum on a Monday, let me know. That's the best time to see exhibits there.

My programming skills are whatever, but I muddle through. Took DWD, remember some. Never made anything for a mobile device. I have an iPhone. Why am I interested in the class? Uh. Well, I have an obsession with spatial awareness and I want technology to be more effortless and more meaningful. Relevance regarding location seems to be pointing us toward that combination...?

'''Armanda Lewis'''

I did my graduate work in Spanish and Portuguese literature and have a background teaching languages and lit. I love learning languages, dancing flamenco and writing, and while at ITP I have really enjoyed making physical computing projects related to [http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/al861/category/itp/wearablesinventionism/ wearable technology], and making digital tools that help people to learn and teach better. I took DWD (ITP) and Javascript (SCPS) last semester and made an interactive activities bank called [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dwd/hw9/description_wjs.php UTILLitI]. I am currently writing about how handheld devices help children learn, so I am looking forward to building some location-based devices and games (maybe an interactive novel?) for kids this semester. I am going to get an iPhone by next class.

'''Kristin O'Friel'''

Hi, I’m Kristin. I grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, started my undergraduate degree in Portland, OR as a Biology Major and finished in the Bay Area with a BFA in New Media Arts. Since moving to NYC I have become extremely interested in the ontology of cities, the richness of urban life, ethnographic inquiry, urban infrastructure and the subtleties that transform our experience of space. My work primarily engages public space and cognitive frameworks through interventions in the urban experience. I am most compelled by environmental design, social innovation and playful means. [http://kofriel.com/itp/blog/ blog]

'''Jonathan Swerdloff'''

I started work on the web in 1995 as a junior in college. I've been a longtime blogger and part time programmer for around 12 years now, my languages of choice being Perl and PHP/Mysql. I made attempts to leverage WAP back in the day, but those went nowhere. I've been a reasonably prolific user of Dodgeball and Brightkite. I became less prolific after the Last Hope conference, at which I saw a lecture by a security professional that made me wonder about the tradeoff between convenience and privacy. I haven't resolved those issues for myself yet.

I was also a lawyer for awhile, the relevance of which is that I have been looking at these new technologies with an eye towards how they will play in litigation as well as looking at the technologies themselves. Locative software, for instance, has implications for matrimonial and criminal law. It's not entirely relevant to the course at hand, but it's something I keep in the back of my mind. [http://www.swerdloff.com/ Swerdloff Dot Com]

'''John Dimatos'''

I studied International Relations with an interest in tech policy and network economics, and started working on the web as an associate producer at [Modem Media http://web.archive.org/web/20000815054154/http://www.modemmedia.com/] in 2000. In 2001,I found myself starting an oriental rug import company with [mehmet bozatli http://www.columbia.edu/~mvb2103/], running operations, IT, and selling some fine handmade rugs to curmudgeony retailers across the nation. Attending ITP wasn't a hard decision; it was more of realization that I wanted to be a part of creating all the things I love to use.

Thus far at ITP, my main project has been a [networked wildfire detection prototype http://vimeo.com/1036320] which has increased my desire to understand how to make location aware devices accessible in cost and time sensitive applications. This past summer I worked at AMI in Glendale CA, doing physical computing prototyping and user experience design in a future labs setting.