Idea/problem/context
Door-Knocking has been used as a primary communicational tool for thousands
of years.As a code of sounds it allows to keep the separation between the
"inside" and the "outside".There are three participants
in the Door-Knocking situation: The knocker, the tenant and… the door - as
a membrane for immediate & simple messages.Currently the knocking transfers
information about the knocker but not about the tenant. In our project we
gave the door an active & surprising role: the door reacts to the knocking
and creates a sound, affected by the intensity and the rhythm of the knocking.The
sound is being chosen by the tenant and so the knocker learns about the tenant.
The doors (sounds) we presented in the exhibition were: door bell, barking
door & echo door
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What it is
a small device that attaches to the houses' Door and replace the small bazzer's
button,
no more indecision, just knock on the door and be suprise of the outcome.
How it works
We created a door which is sensitive to vibrations.
By knoking on the door a program translate the input and play a sound.
The sound is chosen by the house owner.
Workshop
We designed a foldable door, easy to move and carry, spacially for the exhibition.
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The Exhibition
As part of exhibition, I developed three Doors to demonstrate the concept:
Barking Door, Bell door &echo door..
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Here we demonstrate the doors
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Value/potential
The door mechanism can be down size into a small 5*5cm box which cligs to
your door.
By plug in it to the Pc, you can install any sound loop you would like to
play to your expected and Unexpected visitors.
Credits
Doors by Moti Barzilay,Elhana Layush and David was developed as a final project at IDHO course in H.I.T. With the teachers: Tzvika neter, Michal rinott. VB program by Eyal Aklimi.
Contact
We're interested in taking this project further, both in terms of product
development and exhibition. Please feel free to contact ua if you would like
to find out more about the project: Motibarzilay@gmail.com; tlayosh@013.net;dekel4321@gmail.com