[Sigia-l] Metadata on real objects, part deux

[Ziya Oz]

Nature puts metadata on plants and animals, for example, to warn away would
be predators with aposematic coloration to signify poison/danger. (Maybe one
day Etsy.com will so label red and yellow shoes as such. :-)

What about mapping dynamically generated, real-time metadata on physical
objects like, say, basketball players so that spectators can gain immediate
game status info:

<http://infosthetics.com/archives/2006/11/data_aware_sports_jersey.html>

Clever?

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Ziya

Usability >  Simplify the Solution
Design >  Simplify the Problem