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Picnic Hacker Ideas

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  • PopularityTree

    aka the magic matching tree

    Klaas Kuitenbrouwer, Deborah Meibergen –

    A tree full of leds. When two people touch the RFID readers below the tree, they can see how far their Picnic keyword profiles…

    3 comments

  • Identity Database

    Andy Smith –

    the average dutch person now carries 2-3 rfid tagged items at all times (ov card, identity card, library card), let's associate…

    1 comment

  • Own the block!

    Using RFID to be the master of the area you've been.

    Love –

    Remembering the two-player games of Tony Hawks pro skater on the PS1, where you could color a piece of the skatepark you've done…

  • Badger

    Meta–info based Clan forming

    Jim Wood, Mark Wubben, ideacritik –

    What is your sign? Based on the keywords you added to your profile we'll determine which sign you belong to. Swipe your RFID tag to…

    4 comments

  • Totempole

    Show activity ranking of participants as a stack of screens displaying their faces

    Marc Boon –

    Ranking could be based on various 'high scores', like number of times the tag has been used, number of contacts, shortest time…

  • RFID racket reader

    how many tags do you carry?

    Mark Hoekstra –

    We're transferring old tennisrackets into RFID-readers with the purpose to make you aware you probably already are wearing RFID-tags…

    1 comment

  • Exit Poll

    How did that make you feel?

    Mika Raento –

    We will add mood buttons by the exits for the talks/sessions. You get to vote how the session left you feeling. Each mood will be…

    3 comments

  • Generic Tracker

    Andy Smith –

    Sort of an infrastructural component, main goal is to provide a backend for tracking arbitrary events (person, title, location,…

  • Twitterazi Tracker and the PICNIC Aggregator

    "What are you doing?" is the general question Twitter poses us. It neglects to ask us "Where are you doing it?" in the age of the trackable and the increasing focus on the hyperlocal web.

    Anne Helmond –

    The Lowlands 2007 festival was well covered by the Dutch Twitter community with 2500-3000 tweets. The Lowlands Twitter meetup was…

  • RFID Spy

    Melanie Rieback –

    People wonder exactly how easily on-tag information can be skimmed from passive HF RFID.. the RFID Spy project turns this…

  • Touch and plus.

    Combining the touch interaction with another action or event...

    Jim Wood –

    Touch and shake, touch and drop, touch and speak, touch and lift up.

  • MediaMemes

    Portable nodes showing fields of interest

    Dirk van Oosterbosch –

    A portable device, containing a scanner, a LED screen and a keyboard. Key(word)-users wearing a MediaMeme mingle amongst other…

    1 comment

  • Connection Cushion

    Connecting people through (a) physical object(s)

    Tim Olden –

    Connect to people ‘right here, right now’. Using the ‘connection cushion’, which is available at the conference, users can…

    4 comments

  • Conversational Jukebox

    Spin your track on the conversational jukebox, influence the vibe in the room.

    Steve Alexander –

    A computer connected to speakers, and RFID reader, google and the database of conference delegates sits in a room. We've…

    2 comments

  • BarFly

    better living through alcoholism

    Andy Smith –

    bluetooth scanners near bars let users find out where their friends are and convince them to buy extra drinks remotely

  • Guess Who?

    Mark Wubben –

    We've got ID on the suspect. We know his hangouts, we've seen his pictures. We know his name. Do you?

    1 comment

  • Any messages?

    Message center for voice or video messages

    Marc Boon –

    The message center has two rfid readers, marked with 'record' and 'play', a video camera, a microphone, a screen and a speaker (ie.…

  • The socializer

    A computer that helps people to get over their shyness and make new friends

    Vlad Trifa –

    By tracking where the different users go (eg. events, talk they attend, bars, concerts, etc) and matching it with other users,…

  • Photos & connections

    Take a photo, make a connection...

    Timo Dan Arnall, Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen, Anne Helmond –

    A photo booth that encourages people to take photos of themselves with others. By touching tags to a number of interaction points…

    4 comments

  • iTea

    Cosy tea-table column with "facts" about you.

    Dirk van Oosterbosch, Erik Borra, Erik Borra, Love, David Kousemaker, Vlad Trifa –

    There's nothing more interesting than here some juicy information about someone else. But did you know there are tons of…

    1 comment

  • RFID Skimmer

    Stealthy data collection made easy

    Willem Velthoven –

    We know that people carry RFID tags on their body, in their pockets and in their wallets. Many of these are in cards that have…