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Date: | Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:49:32 -0500 |
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Eric Siegel wrote:
> The technology is quite ingenious: the audio program is
> digitally stored in little doodads (sorry for the technical
> language) that are actually mounted at the place in the exhibition
> that is being interpreted. The doodads contain both regular old
> cheep Flash ROM and other patented technology to control the system.
> The audio program is broadcast via infra red to receivers that the
> visitor carries, which look a little like cell phones. The cool thing
> is that several channels of audio can be broadcast from the same
> station at once, depending on what the receiver requests. The effect
> is that a child and an adult can stand at the same exhibit stop, and
> request different audio tailored to their interests.
>
> This can be done in one of two ways. Either they can key in a number
> which will request broadcast to their interests, or the actual
> receivers can be programmed at the point where they are distributed.
> So they can be: kids receivers, or school group receivers, or teacher
> receivers, or parent receivers, or spanish receivers, or Korean, and
> on and on, depending on your needs . . .
> I would be curious to see this system implemented, it seems quite
> sound in theory, and quite practical in design.
A very similar random access tour with multiple frequencies (in this case
four different languages if I remember correctly) was used quite
effectively for the exhibits at the Kwangju Biennalle held last fall in
Korea. A fantastic idea for truly international exhibits.
Cheers,
M. Travis DiNicola
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