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RFID and the Internet of Things Day Three

The workshop participants were teamed up in four teams, all with a different imperative, some had a prior interest and some were formed ad-hoc. The teams have spent parts of day 1 and 2 working on their ideas and projects. Day 3 was fully reserved for working on the projects. Resulting in the final presentations [ READ MORE ]

RFID and the Internet of Things Day Two

Arie Altena kicks off day two with his presentation on “How the web became social (although it already was)” on the way his blog/publishing research relates to the topic of design for RFID. Arie notes that the technology is still in a state of infancy, therefore it might turn out to be something people will [ READ MORE ]

RFID and the Internet of Things Day One

The first day of the workshop started with a presentation by Melanie Rieback one of the VU scientists that shook up the RFID world by presenting the world’s first RFID virus. Her presentation entitled ‘ RFID + Security’ focused on security issues surrounding the use of RFID and the reasons why artists and designers should [ READ MORE ]

RFID and the Internet of Things

I have applied to go on the above workshop being run at Mediamatic, in Amsterdam, from the 14th to the 16th November. It is for designers and artists wanting to learn more about RFID and its possible (cultural) effects and uses, and will provide us with an opportunity to make our own prototype using RFID [ READ MORE ]