Made a couple of changes. Even if you don't have a motion sensor
enabled Mac, you can still be at The Party at the Center of the
Universer. You just appear as a void. Which is fun too. Every party
needs a void here and there.

On 29.11.2005, at 23:19, Pall Thayer wrote:

> New work:
>
> http://pallit.lhi.is/tpcu/
>
> The Party at the Center of the Universe is an attempt at using data
> generated by the public to generate a spatial construct on the
> internet. This spatial construct takes into consideration the
> user's position in space, orientation in space and identity. Each
> of these factors will affect the way a person is represented in the
> constructed space. A user's position is determined by reading the
> strength of their wireless network connection. A user's orientation
> is determined by reading the values of the accelerometer (Sudden
> Motion Sensor) built in to their laptop. A user's identity is
> determined by reading the username of the user currently logged on
> to the laptop. The readings are made by a downloadable Dashboard
> widget and does not depend on the user's concious interaction. It
> runs in the background, transmitting the necessary information to
> the party at 5 second intervals. It does not interfere with normal
> use of the computer and the user is free to shutdown the widget at
> any time if they wish (but it's more fun to know that even though
> you're in the middle of an important board meeting or giving a
> presentation to people who hold your destiny in the palms of their
> wallets… er… hands, you're also the life of The Party at the
> Center of the Universe).
>
> Hubbles law describes how every point in space sees itself as the
> center of the Universe. Due to an effect similar to the Doppler
> effect experienced when an ambulance speeds past, the Universe
> appears to be expanding away from every point in space, in all
> directions. So a space that has the potential to be a single
> locative indicator of every point in space, must be the embodiment
> of the Center of the Universe… and we're throwing a party! BYOB,
> good company and music is provided.
>
> Due to the hardware requirements, the currently available client
> program will only run on recent models of Apple PowerBooks and
> iBooks. There are some laptops from other manufacturers with built
> in accelerometers, such as some of the IBM Thinkpads, but as I
> don't have one, I can't create the client. Anyone who does have
> one, is free to download the source material and make one. However,
> anyone can observe the infinitely expanding, curved spacetime of
> the Center of the Universe.
>
>
> –
> Pall Thayer
> p_thay@alcor.concordia.ca
> http://www.this.is/pallit
>
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Pall Thayer
p_thay@alcor.concordia.ca
http://www.this.is/pallit