“Doing It in Public”: Storytelling and BLEsOVERVIEW

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I . PARTICIPATORY STORYTELLING PLATFORM

II . STORY PATTERNS

I I . WHAT IS BLUETOOTH LE (BLE)?

IV. EXPRESSIVE POSSIBILITIES FOR TECH

V. BEACON INFRASTRUCTURE

VI. FINAL THOUGHTS

LE

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Storytelling platformOUR CONCEPT

We want to create a participatory storytelling platform triggered by physical objects.

“ONCE UPON A TIME.. .”

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Storytelling platformOUR CONCEPT

transferablepublicly accessiblescalable

expandablecurated customized

START WITH A FEW BEACONS IN ONE AREA, THE ADD MORE

BEACONS AND/OR MORE AREAS

OTHER CITIES CAN ADOPT THE IDEA FOR THE PLATFORM

ANYONE WITH THE FREE APP CAN ACCESS THE STORIES

ADD MORE AUTHORS OR MORE CHAPTERS ON ANY GIVEN

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

TALENTED WRITERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

OR SUBMIT IDEAS

INTERACTION DESIGN IS CUSTOMIZED TO EACH STORY

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Story patternsSTORYTELLING PLATFORM

BLIND MAN’S ELEPHANT

EVENT

THE MALTESE FALCON

EACH BEACON = a character with a unique/biased/partial point of view about an event

EACH BEACON = location of an inanimate object in the possession of a series of characters

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Story patternsSTORYTELLING PLATFORM

EACH BEACON = an overheard conversation EACH BEACON = two stories told by two different characters about the same place

PARALLELTHE LINKLATER

SCAVENGER HUNT

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EACH BEACON = a clue to the location of the next story node

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EACH BEACON = the object itself tells the story

ANTHROPOMORPHIC OBJECTS

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Story patternsSTORYTELLING PLATFORM

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices transmit small packets of data which

alert enabled devices nearby.

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A proximity technology

MEDIUM

NEAR

FAR

I’M FAR FROM YOU.

WASSUP?!

BLUETOOTH LE (BLE)

YO!

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We can create contextual digital experiences based on nearby

physical objects.

What are its possibilities?

WASSUP?!

BLUETOOTH LE (BLE)

YO! YO!

OMNISCIENCE

1The desire to

know all

TELEPATHY

2The desire for

human connection

SAFEKEEPING

3To protect and to be protected

IMMORTALITY

4To be healthy

and vital

TELEPORTATION

5To move

effortlessly

EXPRESSION

6To create, make

and play

David RosePRODUCT DESIGNER, SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, MIT MEDIA LAB RESEARCHER

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What are its possibilities?BLUETOOTH LE (BLE)

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Beacon infrastructureSTORYTELLING PLATFORM

A storytelling platform can be created with as few as 5 fixed locations

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Final thoughtsSTORYTELLING PLATFORM

Soon these Beacons will be everywhere—ubiquitous.

Wouldn’t you rather they have something interesting to say?