Overheard @ Hunt Library

The proposal is conceptually interesting. needs a little more detail. Please flesh it out (e.g. how does it create a liminal space, .etc) and let me know. I’m happy to take another look.

In the meantime as a precedent, you should definitely look at Kyle McDonald's Conversnitch (which also provides open source code for this - https://github.com/brianhouse/Conversnitch)
- https://vimeo.com/87564506
- https://vimeo.com/87564506

I think this is a cool idea. Cans hanging on string from the ceiling fits in well with the other projects we looked at. The speech translation aspect seems very difficult to me, and I wonder how you are planning to do that (is there an Arduino module that does that already?) Also, the text being tweeted is very separate from the space. If it was more connected somehow (e.g. the text is displayed on a screen in the space) I think it would be more effective.
Where are you planning to put this installation?

This sounds like a really cool idea. It's pretty interesting how you guys plan to combine aspects of this module with the spreadable media from last module. Although the proposal sounds cool, I wish it was a bit more detailed. For example, how do you plan to show people near the exhibit exactly what is happening with the words they are speaking (or do you intend for it to be secret)? Also, in order to plan with other groups, where do you intend to install this project?

I really like this idea. It's a modern interpretation of a classic toy we all understand. Though speech to text may not be easy, mistakes could be played for laughs. I just wish you had documentation.

I think this is a really cool idea! It's going to reflect what most people talk about in Hunt and reconstruct the library environment online using text, and I like that you decided to capture what the environment is naturally like without obstructing people or anything. The speech to text step seems very difficult to me, and if you want to show people what your installation did, are you planning to leave a laptop near it to show the twit? This means that you might not be able to place your installation(s) in many different areas unless they are all coupled with a laptop. This is just some thought, but I look forward to your outcome!

This is an interesting concept. I am kind of wondering if this is legal because it seems like recording someone without explicit permission. But that would be pretty cool to experiment with anyways, and the speech-to-text seems like it would be good enough to document the conversations, but also with current speech-to-text technology would still leave some room for mistakes which would be fun to look at.