Projects
Wray Photo Display
My main project, which I've been working on in one way or another since June 2006, is the Wray Photo Display. Originally deployed within the computing department, I was tasked with adapting it for redeployment in Wray, a small village in Lancashire, UK.
Since it was deployed in August 2006, it has formed the basis for my research into situated displays in communities.
Hermes 2 SMS
Hermes door displays are fixed outside every door in Lancaster's computing department, allowing display owners to leave messages for visitors and vice versa, fullfilling the kind of role Post-it notes stuck on doors fill.
I've been developing a component to allow door plate owners to set messages on their door display remotely by SMS, and possibly let visitors send messages to owners as well.
SmartMessenger: Instant Messaging on Smartphones
My undergraduate project was the development of an instant messenger for smartphones, intended to improve on existing mobile clients by taking advantage of the platform. Essentially combining an MSN Messenger client with a proprietary Bluetooth messenger system, the application also contributed a more robust statusing system layered over the MSN Protocol.