To bridge the Conference and the Multimedia Exhibition, selected posters aredisplayed in a public exhibition in the Atrium next to the conference venue. The posters show the latest development in the interdisciplinary field of Urban Screens, presenting speculative,ongoing researchprojects, drawing important conclusions from practical experiments.They are giving an introduction to innovative art works or new practical design applications, reports on cutting edge technologies under development. Six selected Posters will be presented in an experimental Pecha Kucha like event on the Atrium LED Screen via a scheduled skype session.

Poster presentations will take place on Saturday during the break of the conference in the Atrium space 12:00-12:45 (see conference program)


Playful Interaction with Public Displays
Daniel Michelis  (Germany)
Researcher, Institute for Media and Communications Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and University of the Arts Berlin, Germany


This poster describes a serious of experiments on playful interactionwith public displays. The experiments were conducted using the 4interactive displays in Berlin, Germany, that invite passers-by toplayfully interact with their mirror images. In 13 experiments, a totalof almost 5000 passers-by were observed and an additional survey wasconducted. The results of the investigations have recently beenanalysed as part of the author’s dissertation.
www.magicalmirrors.de


Dwell-Time
Patrick Allen - UK
Lecturer in Creative Technology in the School of Informatics, University of Bradford.

This poster asks fundamental research questions about the function ofurban screens in the built environment. The work presented is based onthe investigation of both curatorial practices and the design of videoart and installation work for the BBC’s Big Screen in Bradford, UK.Such questions involve considering the relation of urban screens toforms of community engagement and participation; the impact of thisimportant media form on the experience of the urban environment; themanagement of creative and artistic content in public space. www.inf.brad.ac.uk/home/news.php?item=90


A Tale of Two Cities
Ava Fatah gen. Schiek - UK
Senior research fellow at University College London

In this paper we report on an ongoing study as part of research projectthat aims at developing a better understanding of the urban landscapeaugmented with the  digital landscape in the city. The study exploresthe integration of moving images and its possible impact on the urbanspace and the potential social interactions within it in two differentcities in the UK: Swindon and Birmingham. Here we present two casestudies that deploy the BBC Big Screen in an urban context.
http://www.cityware.org.uk


Aarhus by Light   
Martin Brynskov, Rune Nielsen & Tobias Ebsen Denmark
Centre for Advanced Visualization and Interaction (CAVI), University of Aarhus

Aarhus by Light was a social experiment with an interactive mediafaçade at Concert Hall Aarhus in Denmark. In the façade lived smallcreatures of light. When you approached the concert hall, you enteredtheir world, which was also a part of the city. The purpose of Aarhusby Light was to create a media façade which was engaging both thepeople passing by as well as contributing to the visual qualities ofthe architecture and surrounding urban space.
www.aarhusbylight.dk/index-english.html


Sustainable Urban Screen   
Mariana Yordanova - Germany
Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Munich

The patented facade technology MediaBIOSe was strongly influenced by aresearch done in Japan and USA. The system offers the synergy of threesignificant functions at the same time: Media& Solar Energy&Sun Shadowing. In energy-operating mode the homogeneously structuredfacade envelope has sun shading functions, owing to the opaque surfaceof its photovoltaic cells, and is in the same time able to gain solarenergy through them. In video- operating mode all tubes are ordered inthe same level composing the digital skin of the building throughnumerous LED clusters.
www.mediabiose.com

Global Mind Project
Karen Casey & Harry Sokol, Australia:
Melbourne based artist and technical collaborator

The project is a development of ‘Art of Mind’, initiated by Karen Casey with the
Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology in 2003. Using specially
developed software ‘Viseeg’ brainwave (EEG) data controls and generates real
time audiovisual effects from programmed commands and moving image content.
Global Mind Project looks beyond the flow of information between individuals to
possible inter-connectedness of mind states, exploring modes of pattern based recognition, programmed to encourage brainwave activity associated with creativity and dream-states. The forthcoming online presence will invite the public to engage in a creative neurological conversation with the artist. www.globalmindproject.com

SEEN-Fruits of our Labor
Omar Khan  - USA
Associate Professor, Center for Virtual Architecture, Situated Technologies Research Group, University at Buffalo.
Osman Khan - USA
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon's School of Art

SEEN Fruits of our Labor is an interactive “monolith”, a communicationdevice modeled after the ubiquitous obelisks, plaques and sculpturesthat populate public squares. It looks to broadcast a variety ofunshared principles from the mouths of everyday people. These deal withtheir projected hopes and the “American Dream” in light ofglobalization, displayed on a 4’x8’ infrared LED screen whose contentis visible only through the audience’s personal digital capture devices(cell phone cameras, digital cameras and DVcams etc.).
www.fruitsofourlabor.org


Solar Display: A Self sustainable Communication Display for Media Facades   
Prof. Laurent MIGNONNEAU, Prof. Christa SOMMERER, Prof. Michael SHAMIYEH - Austria
University of Art and Industrial Design, Linz
Interface Cultures and Design-Organisation-Media Research Laboratory

Modern architecture allows building facades to become membranes for thedisplay of interactive digital content. Wissensgewächs is a visuallygrowing facade that reflects the visitors attention and interest. Thepasserby’s can interact with a series of increasingly complex imagesdisplayed on the 16 screens surrounding the building. In May 2008Laurent Mignonneau, Christa Sommerer and architect Michael Shamiyehhave filed for a patent for an interactive self sustainable mediafaçade, called Solar Display. This system uses solar energy forcreating a large self powered communication display that can be used todisplay interactive digital content.
www.interface.ufg.ac.at/christa-laurent


Mirror Site: Exploring Asymmetry in Live Video Links   
Kevin Hamilton - USA
Associate Professor and Chair of New Media at the University of Illinois

The Mirror Site series explores the potential of asymmetry in livevideo links between distant spaces. Two-way simultaneous videocommunication typically relies on the construction of a unified commonspace. The Mirror Site series is based on the assumption that a pair ofcameras and monitors cannot and should not bear this symbolic weight.Instead, the Mirror Site series is relying on asynchrony, simulation,and a more cubist approach to pictorial space, Mirror Site involvespairs of strangers in live connections that retain difference,disconnect, and distance. http://kevinhamilton.org/project.php?id=97


New Media Design to Augment Social Networks of Residents in Inner-City Developments   
Christine Satchell, Marcus Foth, Ronald Schroeter   
Interaction Design Group at The University of Melbourne and Queensland University of Technology

This poster reports on the plan for a three-year study underway toadvance design knowledge of how residents in urban environments can beassisted to communicate and interact through the use of new media tobridge the physical and digital city.


Speed Cheek
Clare McCracken - Australia
Speed awareness devises are a common sight on our roads. Speed Cheek isdesigned for bike and pedestrian path, rather than being used tocontrol motorists, the technology become interactive, allowing bikesand pedestrians to measure their km/h, providing opportunities forplay, education and training.  Speed Cheek, to be installed in OakwoodPark, Nobel Park in June 2008 is comprised of two solar run speedradars complete with LED display screens.
www.solepractice.com.au


Research Towards an External Voxelfacade
Tom Barker, M. Hank Haeusler - Australia
University of Technology, Sydney

Having both experience in research and practice in the field of mediaarchitecture Tom Barker and M. Hank Haeusler are starting a researchlab at University of Technology, Sydney from October 2008. Barker withhis experience in developing the SmartSlab system and Haeusler with aresearch background in designing media contents for 3D displays areworking now on a development of a external voxel facade and foundationresearch in the field of media and architecture. Their presentationwill announce the start of the lab at UTS Sydney and discuss theresearch domains.