Interactive Nanotext Imagery:

Technical Components

1) Input

• Surf cam: Motion Capture of wave peaks from a camera at nearby Campus point
  controls the speed and frequency of moving bars in direct proportion


• Light Sensors: ambient light levels determine brightness of display; colors of
  background and bars change in inverse proportion to time of day


• Web Data: readings obtained from online sources (NOAA, etc.) provide real-time
  control of various factors:
                                                                                   

Wind speed	=	density of fragments upon breakup
Barometric pressure	=	horizontal motion of resultant fragments
Humidity	=	color changes of individual bars
Precipitation %	=	vertical motion of resultant fragments
Air temperature	=	saturation % (number of bars until full image realization)
Water temperature	=	decay % (number of bars until full image erasure)
Avg. Wave Height	=	Granulation amount of particles

• motion tracking of web cam


• data mapping (control of factors, using randomness)


• timing engine


• image/text database (incl. dynamic content)


• visual output generation

• Physical Wall


• LCD screen (30'x30')

Cost Estimate:

• Computers $25k


• Screen $375k


• Programming $50k


• Labor $?


• TOTAL: $450k plus installation

Designer's illustration of the technical components (sample)