Worldview: A Window To Another City
31 May 2002 - 11:00am
Architects use technology to create an "urban attractor" that they say will allow people in different cities to interact like never before.
"The Worldview project, an exclusive venture of Pletts Haque, a British architectural interaction design firm, plans to open real-time windows around the world. Bringing together three familiar concepts -- Japanese 'puri-kura' photo booths, webcams and the holiday snapshot -- the project consists of establishing installations at landmark locations around the world, using city skylines as the common backdrop. "
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Wired, May 31, 2002
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