There is a little artist group in Braddock, that wants to create awareness towards the variety of communities in Braddock’s three main boroughs that are in a way spread out and not related. The project should give an insight into the history and identity of the city and it’s inhabitants (17% unemployment, diverse ethnic backgrounds, former steel industry). The group will design street signs and mount them strategically in different parts of Braddock. I thought it would be great to add phone numbers or TextMarks to the signs. When a user stands in front or drives by one of their street signs, they could call and listen to some sound, an interview or a historic recording related to that site.
At the same time users could upload sound files into the database and submit them to be part of the installation.
So, I tried to use this assignment to start on that project. I used the php script to upload files:
http://itp.nyu.edu/~sw1146/MOBILEMEDIA/daumeline/upload.php
I used the php script to upload files,
I made a textmark for “BRADDOCK”, and wanted to change the script so it sends back the last uploaded sound file from the database. This doesn’t work yet, but hopefully will really soon.
