Gallery: Hacking the Streetscape at the Urban Prototyping Festival
01pulse-of-the-city
*George Zisiadis shows off the* Pulse of the City*, which plays a song matched with the user's unique pulse.*
02i-just-wanna-hold-your-hand
*Rick and 7-year-old Ben Johnson try* I Just Wanna Hold Your Hand*, which creates visualizations from currents run through hand-holders.*
03instant-playground
*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.*
04graffiti-art
*Graffiti artist "Apex" paints in public at the San Francisco Urban Prototyping Festival.* 
05fruit-fence
*The* Fruit Fence*, a web-enabled planting structure tailored for fences in a public space.*
06clip-slide
*Blue and Una Lysakowski, each 3 years old, make their way down* Clip + Slide.
07urban-parasol
*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.*
08sharedcinema
*Festival-goers sit at the* SharedCinema*, a public video jukebox that activates urban spaces for pedestrians.*
09instantplayground
*Blue and Una Lysakowski play with parasols from* INSTANT (play)GROUND.
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