Playing FLICKR v2.0

http://www.mediamatic.net/id/9495 2011-07-11T11:21:51+02:00 Playing FLICKR v2.0 Mediamatic Screen 23bis: Imaginative Keyword Conversations in Public Space

Playing FLICKR is a public space installation by Mediamatic on the 11th floor of the PostCS building in Amsterdam.

The diners in bar/restaurant/club 11 will be subjected to the wrath of fellow visitors SMSing whatever keyword they want to the installation that pulls photos from the online community <a href="http://www.flick.com">flickr</a> and projects them onto Restaurant 11's huge panoramic screens. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8946/en/9-12-mei-2005-en-19-september-t-m-2-oktober-2005"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/774/8946-300-400.jpg" height="400" width="300" alt="" title="9 - 12 mei 2005, en 19 september t/m 2 oktober 2005, Playing FLICKR, interactieve installatie in de publieke ruimte" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - 9 - 12 mei 2005, en 19 september t/m 2 oktober 2005, Playing FLICKR, interactieve installatie in de publieke ruimte - Mediamatic.net" href="/8946/en/9-12-mei-2005-en-19-september-t-m-2-oktober-2005">9 - 12 mei 2005, en 19 september t/m 2 oktober 2005, Playing FLICKR, interactieve installatie in de publieke ruimte</a> The Installation has three image/tag channels tha are projected side by side. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8175/en/playing-flickr-v2-0"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/959/8175-400-98.jpg" height="98" width="400" alt="" title="Playing FLICKR v2.0" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing FLICKR v2.0 - Mediamatic.net" href="/8175/en/playing-flickr-v2-0">Playing FLICKR v2.0</a> Combinations of words sent by the players gain new meaning when projected with their assoiciated images. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/9389/en/playing-flickr-v2-0"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/844/9389-400-98.jpg" height="98" width="400" alt="" title="Playing FLICKR v2.0" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing FLICKR v2.0 - Mediamatic.net" href="/9389/en/playing-flickr-v2-0">Playing FLICKR v2.0</a> For each keyword, the installation creates a loop of recent images from Flickr and keeps displaying them till the next words are sent by the spectators. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/9385/en/playing-flickr-v2-0"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/691/9385-400-98.jpg" height="98" width="400" alt="" title="Playing FLICKR v2.0" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing FLICKR v2.0 - Mediamatic.net" href="/9385/en/playing-flickr-v2-0">Playing FLICKR v2.0</a> The word that found the image is superimposed on the image the authors' Flickr name and the title of the photo. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8951/en/playing-flickr"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/513/8951-300-400.jpg" height="400" width="300" alt="" title="playing FLICKR" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - playing FLICKR - Mediamatic.net" href="/8951/en/playing-flickr">playing FLICKR</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com">Flickr.com</a> is a friendly website where amateur and professional photographers alike can upload and share their images. The users tag their photographs with keywords, which makes it easy for other users to browse photographs and find images of their interest. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8958/en/playing-flickr"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/491/8958-400-233.jpg" height="233" width="400" alt="" title="Playing Flickr" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing Flickr - Mediamatic.net" href="/8958/en/playing-flickr">Playing Flickr</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8957/en/playing-flickr"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/361/8957-400-171.jpg" height="171" width="400" alt="" title="Playing Flickr" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing Flickr - Mediamatic.net" href="/8957/en/playing-flickr">Playing Flickr</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8910/en/mobtagging-at-club-11"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/123/8910-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Mobtagging at club 11" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Mobtagging at club 11 - Mediamatic.net" href="/8910/en/mobtagging-at-club-11">Mobtagging at club 11</a> The diners in Restaurant 11 can use their mobile phones to submit a keyword of their choice, which will later appear on the surrounding screens with corresponding photographs so that while they dine the backdrop of the restaurant will be adapted to their personal wishes. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/8934/en/playing-flickr"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/451/8934-400-266.jpg" height="266" width="400" alt="" title="Playing Flickr" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Playing Flickr - Mediamatic.net" href="/8934/en/playing-flickr">Playing Flickr</a> Playing Flicker is a concept of Willem Velthoven. The software is developed by Cuno de Boer at Mediamatic Atelier. To find the phone number to SMS to, and see the installation, visit <a href="http://www.ilove11.com">club/restaurant 11</a> on the Oosterdokskade 5, 11th floor, and having a look at the menu for further instructions. The installation is open daily from 8pm to 10 pm. <a href="http://www.ilove11.nl">ilove11.nl</a> related: <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-200.9243.html">The previous Playing FLICKR installation</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/article-200.9306.html">Transcript from the previous Playing FLICKR installation</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-200.9214.html">Previous Playing FLICKR opening</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-200.9203.html">Flickr Peep Show</a> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-200.9785.html">Urban Screens Conference</a> Installation - 4.90856 52.3756 ARTEFACT event 1