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36 Thomas Hulbert/Design Products connected city This project seeks to digitally enhance transitory spaces scattered throughout the city to provide greater access and participation. People can econnectf wirelessly in public places, using their mobile phones and current technology, creating virtual communities. Applications range from the recreational, such as multi-player computer games between networked bus shelters, to the informative interactive maps or transport guides to aid mobility and wayfinding within the city. Scenarios even merge the two buses can become sprites in the game being played. Inspiration comes from observing the number of people with mobile phones and the insular attitude of the average commuter.

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