AR for a critical “how to manual”
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If one major use of AR so far has been in creating how-to’s, particularly highly technical (or military) how to’s… YouTube / Bloomberg Business – via Iframely (This is less advanced, but you can see more of the interface:) YouTube / Steven Henderson – via Iframely …then, why not play the idea of an AR how-to that asks us to think about our world differently. Our set-up involves virtual touch. What does it mean to virtually touch something? I am considering themes: how to perform… safety resistance respectability tolerance freedom (of speech) In just the last week we’ve seen these performed with football helmets, cameras, posters and sharpies, hand-holding, black clothing, poetry (Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen,”), not to mention horrible violence. Thinking about how-to’s: The Freedom Fighter's Manual (CIA pamphlet dropped over Nicaragua in 1983) Make your own Newspaper Headlines uniteyouthdublin.files.wordpress.com – via Iframely capricorn.org – via Iframely antenaantena.org – via Iframely Then there are survival guides: Also thinking about James Pierce’s work on designing resistant interactions (having just seen his thesis presentation last week). And the instruction manual that accompanied the Obscura 1C Digital Camera: jamesjpierce.com – via Iframely
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