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The I LOVE BUTTON - A networked object
by Michael Schmitz
A batch is a medium. It is round, attached to clothes and accessories and communicates opinions, preferences or dislikes.
The topics are various: Politics, advertisement, portraits of famous poeple or favourite animals, music, sports, nonsense, kitsch et cetera.
Famous examples are "Nuclear power? No thanks!", Che Guevara and the yellow smiley.
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By carrying a batch the bearer supports its message and identifies himself with it.
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Concept
The individuals of a community often have a large quantity of overlaping interests and opinions. Usually these interests and opinions bring a group together in the first place.
With the I LOVE Button any group can carry their collective opinions in the world:
In the internet the members feed two weblogs with words of things they love or hate. Therefor they use the I LOVE and I HATE weblog which face each other.
I LOVE and I HATE batches are attached to peoples clothes. They are taged with the words "I love" or "I hate", possess an integrated display and are wirelessly connected to the internet. The contents of the weblogs are immediately transfered to the batches and presented on the display. This way collective opinions of the community are displayed on each members chest.
The bearers can identify themselves with their community and give it their voice.
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Technology
The prototype version consists of a plexiglass batch with integrated display and the "I love" label. It is connected to a box, that is hidden under the bearers clothes. Inside are an Arduino-board, which controls the display, a 9V-battery and an EasyRadio module.
A computer is connected to the internet and runs a processing program which downloads the RSS-feeds from the weblogs and parses the titles to the batch, using the serial out and an EasyRadio module.
The Button has a diameter of approx. 72mm.
The optimal case: In place of the EasyRadio the use of wireless LAN is thinkable. Also a reduction and an integration of all construction units in the batch are possible. Unfortunately this is not possible for me due to the high costs and the needed electronic experience.
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Links
I LOVE and I HATE weblogs
other projects
Arduino Boards
Processing
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