Public Spaces – P2P “Video Walls” - Project Dynamo
 

Researchers in England have created software that facilitates file sharing in open environments.

Designed either for business meetings or public communities Project Dynamo lets users walk up to a video wall, view content and start a transfer. The USB based system supports both up and downloading and can also handle “sealed” files for privacy. You can put up a file for a friend who might be along later, confident that the message will reach only him or her or you can put up public content that anyone can access.

It sounds like a great idea for musicians, performers and promoters, and anyone interested in reaching large numbers of people who gather in public spaces. I ‘d imagine the walls would become popular very fast.

I can see these in parks and in great spaces like Piccadilly Circus or Rome’s Piazza Navonna, where thousands gather mixing up cultures from all over the world, and in more prosaic spots as well like small town Main Streets and shopping malls.

It’s perfect for the new pocket-sized high capacity thumb memories.

Here’s the introductory video.

- js.