Now a days stalking your loved ones is more easy than ever thanks to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. However it still lacks that intimate feelings of being able to touch and caress your loved ones. That’s where the ‘Display of Affection’ concept comes in.
This creepy camera concept allows you easily zoom (up to 70x) in on people walking in the streets and show your affection by petting them on the virtual screen.
‘display of affection’ gives you the ability to ‘virtually’ caress neighbors or strangers in the street. ‘display of affection’ by berlin-based interaction designer helge fischer is a technological device that allows you to engage in displays of affections. via a 70x zoom camera and max / MSP software, ‘display of affection’ gives you the ability to ‘virtually’ caress neighbors or strangers in the street, all from the safety of your home.
The device, which looks no different to a telescope, only consists of a telephoto camera coupled with an integrated touchscreen and does not look creepy at all as opposed to the purpose it serves. One can debate over the type of uses (or mis-uses?) can be made out of this device but we leave all the thinking to modern-day stalkers and even if that doesn’t help you get a clear picture of what this device can do, simply watch the video after the jump.
More than 75 percent of people in the UK feel that the world has become more ‘frightening’ over the last decade. epidemics, plagues, terrorism… our cultural environment fuels fear, altering the way in which we experience and manage our human interactions at a societal level. this culture of fear harnesses feelings of isolation, mistrust and vulnerability, effecting the ways in which we relate with one another. how do we sensibly balance our need for intimacy with our need to protect against emotional harm? to what extent are new communication technologies altering our notions of privacy within this fragmented and distrusting society?
via designboom