From the Edge, Wireless Art for Palm Pilots

From the Edge is a new project I developed in order to explore new 
applications of wireless technology, public art, and interactivity.
It also explores the concept of exchange and ownership for art made
on digital platforms.

I have created animations specifically for the Palm OS platform.   
These animations are self-contained applications that run as 
independent files, they have their own desktop icon and can be 
beamed to other devices.

The installation for the artwork is custom built with a Handspring
Visor Edge and cradle.  This device runs a continual beam search 
that looks for other compatible devices within 16". Once located 
within range, the display will "send" the animation to the receiving
PDA through the Infra Red port.

To receive the animation, the receiving device simply points their
Infra Red port towards the display and accepts the file when prompted. 
Once downloaded, the animation can be played anytime, over and over.

The art of Origami was chosen for the animation theme because of its
concept of transformation from a simple inanimate object to that of
a complex shape and the idea of hand-made duplicates. From the Edge 
is a new project I developed in order to explore new applications of
wireless technology, public art, and interactivity.  It also explores
the concept of exchange and ownership for art made on digital platforms.