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. Fixed:
RFID interrogators within the fabric of architecture in conjunction with wireless
LAN and=or other connective technology (Bluetooth, wireless USB) provide for
identi?¬?cation and interaction.
From their perspective, spatial systems by default presume that inhabitants will be
transient. Hence an identi?¬?cation system that allows for easy movement of tagged entities
is what is appropriate for the design of inhabitable interfaces. We can see that both the
above systems allow for such interaction.
19.5 Applications
In the following part of this chapter, we will evaluate two other projects (at various levels
of conceptualization) using RFIDs in the design and=or negotiation of place. The applications
presented here are part of ongoing research projects by the author at the Design
Research & Informatics Laboratory (DRIL) at Mississippi State University??™s College of
Architecture, Art and Design. DRIL is a multiplatform platform laboratory for carrying
out interdisciplinary research projects and consists of architects, industrial designers and
technology experts, internationally recognized for process and product innovations. The
exploratory nature of the DRIL enables faculty and students to carry out multiple levels of
design research, including research into the use of computing at various levels of architectural
design.
While several initiatives at the DRIL look at development of new products and design
processes, most projects are exploratory??”evaluating the use of existing technology to
solve real world problems.
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