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05-13-03, 08:52 AM
MIT folks build urinal game controller: You're In Control (Urine Control) (http://web.media.mit.edu/%7Ehayes/mas863/urinecontrol.html)
The You’re In Control system uses computation to enhance the act of urination. Sensors in the back of a urinal detect the position of a stream of urine, enabling people to play interactive games on a screen mounted above the urinal.
In an age when few people question that computers are changing social codes, You’re In Control questions how technology can both challenge and enforce social mores. On one hand, You’re In Control questions a basic social code of privacy by assuming that (even simulated) public urination is acceptable if the participant is playing a computer game. On the other hand, You’re In Control proposes the application of technology to positively enforce social codes of sanitation.
The You’re In Control system uses computation to enhance the act of urination. Sensors in the back of a urinal detect the position of a stream of urine, enabling people to play interactive games on a screen mounted above the urinal.
In an age when few people question that computers are changing social codes, You’re In Control questions how technology can both challenge and enforce social mores. On one hand, You’re In Control questions a basic social code of privacy by assuming that (even simulated) public urination is acceptable if the participant is playing a computer game. On the other hand, You’re In Control proposes the application of technology to positively enforce social codes of sanitation.