"Parklights" is an exploration of human motion as it is situated within the confines of the daily cycle and electronic technology. The arrangement of physical objects in space represents information. Our project deals with an existing situation of lighting systems in parks which are not utilized during the day and fail to adequately respond to security issues at night.
Our project proposes to enhance the infrastructure of park lighting using basic sensor applications to insert a sense of playfulness and language while concurrently exploring data storage systems.
Because of the behavior of the park lights, the park holds on to it's liveliness and vigor as the daylight fade and night sets in.
Our current prototype tests these fundamental ideas at a smaller scale. Using 4 modified garden lights with a PIR (Passive InfraRed) sensor affixed to each of them, an responsive environment emerges as the lights become capable of communicating with the public.
Through a task as simple as turning on and off four lights, "Parklights" attempts to insert a psychological dimension as the flashing patterns of the lights take on the characteristics of intelligent motion.
The programming structure of the "Parklights" can be divided into 3 specific tasks, data collection, data interpretation, and data playback.
