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This thing was constructed on August 28, 2007, and it was categorized as General.
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another theme of this blog appears to be the ways that physical spaces can take on hyper-functionality like software. one example is architecture vs. virtual environments: how can real spaces create connections with physically distant realms? jennifer allora and guillermo calzadilla propose one solution in their work ‘traffic,’ a bare room with a drop ceiling that repeatedly glows red, green, then briefly yellow. the color of the ceiling (and the entire space) is actually connected to a traffic light in san juan, puerto rico, changing colors at the same time, only that instead of a colored dot somewhere it is an immersive color space that robs all of your attention.

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Leo is a artist, inventor and all around practical person in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. He has a background in sculpture, architecture and industrial design as well as an MS from the Media Lab spent working on the kitchen of the future. He is on a search for truth.

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