Feel-o-meter on Lindau Island
Nov 23, ’11
6:00 AM
“Fuehlometer” (Feel-o-meter) or “Public Face” is an interactive art installation that shows the mood of a city by displaying it in the form of a monumental Smiley. The system allows to read emotions out of random people’s faces. The faces are analyzed by sophisticated software (contributed by the Fraunhofer Institut). The obtained mood data are then stored on a server and processed by the smiley to visualize the emotions in real-time.
The emotions are captured by a digital camera that is focused on the faces of the people standing in a specific area on the lakeside. A computer analyzes the photos and sends the results (happy, sad or indifferent) to the giant smiley on top of the lighthouse. Text: Felix Rundel
ROOM FOR RENT
Nov 1, ’11
12:50 PM
Nothing library related here. I’m just so enamored with this sign – especially the Greek mythology reference – that I have to post it.
Desktop Image: Cuadernos Americanos
Oct 30, ’11
5:27 PM
Here’s an option if you’re in the mood for a colorful book related desktop picture. [big file].
If you’re not in the mood for a colorful desktop image these tried and true Desktop Images: Urban Decay might work for you.
Letters to the Children of Troy
May 12, ’11
5:00 AM
“In early 1971, Hart wrote to dozens of actors, authors, artists, musicians, playwrights, librarians, and politicians of the day. She asked them to write a letter to the children of Troy about the importance of libraries, and their memories of reading and of books.”
See more of the 97 responses at the Troy Public Library website.
[via Letters of Note]
