Interesting that this has to come from the BBC. The notion has to do with using the eyes, skills, and tech of those on the ground, “citizen reporters,” to spread the news about disasters or whatever else the government’s not very good at responding to.
Citizens could leave text, video and photos on the site [...]
Our good friend Ken Colangelo sends us two links concerning the future of interaction with systems via the screen.
Bi-manual, multi-point, and multi-user interactions on a graphical display surface
Quicktime and another video feed here. The “interface-free” design comes from Jeff Han, a Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences researcher.
It’s what I would call cool and totally [...]
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Are systems like Convinceme participatory? Or are they more about encouraging traditional media experience?