'On Target' - urinal-based video games

re-blogged from boingboing
I think FACT would be the perfect place for these.
"Recessed into a urinal is a pressure-sensitive display screen. When the guest uses it, he triggers an interactive game, producing images and sound. The reduced size of the “target” improves restroom hygiene and saves on cleanings costs (like the “fly in the urinal” at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport). It also makes a trip to the urinal “fun and games” – more than just a necessary nuisance. By projecting the game experience into the public space, viewers are treated to a new way of visualizing the abstract, and the entertainment value is boosted. The projection of the project into a museum space was conceived of as a critical-ironic measure, questioning the concept of art, but extending it at the same time. “On target” is an interactive installation with the functional purpose of improving hygiene."
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Comments
Duchamp in the 21st Century! But, would this have a similar impact historically to what he achieved with his ...!!? I wonder!
Posted by: Gaynor | March 24, 2006 12:34 AM
Hi,
I really need your help! I am writing my MA dissertation about liverpool and the Cap of culture, urban regeneration etc and I'm interested in finding artists (of all kinds) in the city who are reacting to and against what's going on around them in terms of how it's all changing. Please email me: dan@axisweb.org many thanks, Danielle x
Posted by: Danielle Treanor | March 24, 2006 09:50 AM