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Title: Our Physical Landscape


1
Our Physical Landscapes Potential
  • Recognizing SFUs architecture to build stronger
    relationships with the community

2
Presenters assumption
  • The natural beauty and physical landscape of the
    Greater Vancouver region has been recognized as
    one of its greatest assets.
  • However, the way in which the built
    structures/institutions of the region interface
    with this natural landscape remains a relatively
    untapped asset in increasing their profile.

3
Project Overview
  • To provide a multi-language architectural tour of
    SFU's buildings and physical landscape.
  • To provide this expert information in an
    automated fashion using existing and developing
    technologies.
  • To provide a 'take-home' deliverable to tour
    participants.

4
Audience
  • Tourists / visitors to campus
  • Conference attendees
  • New / potential students and their families
  • New faculty and staff
  • Greater community

5
Benefits
  • Resource for individuals wanting to learn more
    about SFU's architecture and its influence over
    other building projects locally, nationally,
    internationally.
  • Linking this architecture to SFU's
    history/development.
  • Linking to current facilities, departments,
    programs and services.
  • Allowing participants to revisit their experience
    in the form of a personalized travel journal.

6
Tour Format (part 1)
  • As an individual walks around any of SFU's three
    campuses, be it Burnaby, Vancouver or Surrey,
    their media/mobile device (cell phone,
    PDA/Blackberry, rented headset, etc.) will allow
    them to access/receive information about their
    immediate surroundings.

7
Tour Format (part 2)
  • Shortly after completion of their tour (48-72
    hours) the individual receives an automated
    e-mail with a link to their 'Travel Log'.

8
Tour Format (part 3)
  • This Travel Log will contain an overview of the
    surroundings visited during the tour (date/time
    stamped), as well as media-rich content such as
    links to images, video, history and current SFU
    services/departments associated with that
    location, and external links.

9
Considerations
  • Content and its successful delivery are the
    primary focuses of this project.
  • Technology is the limiting factor on the success
    of this project.

10
Technology Location Detection
  • METHOD GPS (Global Positioning Systems)
  • LIMITATION concrete structures
  • METHOD Cell Phone Towers
  • LIMITATION requires media/mobile devices be
    enabled 10-20 metre 'drift'
  • METHOD Wireless / Blue-Tooth
  • LIMITATION requires media/mobile devices be
    enabled

11
Technology Location Detection
  • METHOD Short Codes - a menu system allowing
    users to enter their physical location into their
    media/mobile device.
  • LIMITATION need for physical markers

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13
Short Code examples
  • Translink Bus stops
  • SkyTrain SkyTour (now defunct)
  • Mobile MUSE Research Network "Metrocode" project
  • Vancouver Sculpture Biennale (http//www.vancouver
    biennale.com)
  • Ubiquity Interactive (mobile way-finding at UBC)

14
Travel Log example
  • SFUs 7th Floor Media
  • Recall Mobile Memory Research Project

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Phase 1 (6 - 9 months)
  • Content
  • Identification expert development
  • Short Code development
  • Platform
  • Menu system access via cell phones (dial-up)
    rentable PDAs (content preloaded)
  • Delivery
  • Short Code menu system
  • Audio
  • E-mailed Travel Log
  • Assessment
  • Survey
  • Focus Group
  • Online feedback

17
Phase 2 (12 - 18 months)
  • Content evolution
  • Expert revisions
  • Community Feedback
  • Platform evolution
  • Enable wireless Bluetooth devices
  • Delivery evolution
  • Audio, text, media
  • Travel Log with increased linkages to University
    departments/facilities/services
  • Assessment evolution
  • Concentration on web feedback via Travel Log

18
Phase 3 (18 months onward)
  • Content evolution
  • Way-finding
  • Platform evolution
  • Enable GPS
  • Delivery evolution
  • Directions services sent to device
  • Assessment evolution
  • Web based only

19
Existing / Available Resources
  • Johnston, H (2005). Radical Campus. Vancouver
    Douglas McIntyre.
  • SFU Archives and Records Management Department
    (F-223 Hugh Johnston fonds, architectural journal
    clippings, unpublished untitled architectural
    manuscript)
  • Vancouver Art Gallery (Erickson Critical Works
    Collection)
  • UBC School of Architecture Landscape
    Architecture
  • Architectural Institute of British Columbia
  • Emily Carr Institute for Art, Design Media
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