Gallery: Hacking the Streetscape at the Urban Prototyping Festival

  • Pulse of the City
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    *George Zisiadis shows off the* Pulse of the City*, which plays a song matched with the user's unique pulse.*
  • I Just Wanna Hold Your Hand
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    *Rick and 7-year-old Ben Johnson try* I Just Wanna Hold Your Hand*, which creates visualizations from currents run through hand-holders.*
  • Instant Playground
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    *Chad and 20-month-old Summer Christensen stand in front of the* INSTANT (play)GROUND *project at the San Francisco Urban Prototyping Festival on Oct. 20, 2012.*
  • Graffiti Art
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    *Graffiti artist "Apex" paints in public at the San Francisco Urban Prototyping Festival.* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/design/wp-content/gallery/urban-prototyping/img_9650.jpg)
  • Fruit Fence
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    *The* Fruit Fence*, a web-enabled planting structure tailored for fences in a public space.*
  • Clip Slide
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    *Blue and Una Lysakowski, each 3 years old, make their way down* Clip + Slide.
  • Urban Parasol
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    *Guillermo Virgen prepares an* Urban Parasol*. The project is a series of shelter-shade structures assembled from a combination of 3D-printed joints and ready-made objects.*
  • SharedCinema
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    *Festival-goers sit at the* SharedCinema*, a public video jukebox that activates urban spaces for pedestrians.*
  • InstantPlayground
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    *Blue and Una Lysakowski play with parasols from* INSTANT (play)GROUND.
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