AUTONOMOUS STUDIO FOR THE DIGITAL SELF A DIGITAL PRESENCE IN IBIZA
300 METERS
ROTORS DRIVE SHAFT STRUCTURAL FRAME BATTERIES POWER UNIT PROCESSOR + CPU SPECTROMETER MICROPHONE SONAR INFRA RED CAMERA VIDEO CAMERA OPTICAL CAMERA COMMUNICATIONS/RADAR OWL PODS
THE IDENTITY OF THE DIGITAL NOMAD IS EXTENDED THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE, OUR PRESENCE IN SOME PARTIAL WAY CAN AFFECT SPACES WE PHYSICALLY DON’T INHABIT, THE AUTONOMOUS STUDIO IS A PROJECT THAT SPECULATES ON HOW GENERATION Y AND THE NETWORKED INDIVIDUAL COULD VISIT THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE FINAL PROJECT WITHOUT HAVING TO PHYSICALLY GO THERE. AS THE SITE HAS BEEN SET IN IBIZA IT HAD BECOME APPARENT THAT WE COULD NOT VISIT IT ANY TIME WE WISHED. THIS MADE ME CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES OF OTHER MEANS BY WHICH I CAN EXPLORE THE SITE
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THE STUDIO ACTS AS A LARGE DRONE THAT AUTONOMOUSLY FLIES OVER THE CITY. THROUGH USING A SERIES OF SENSORS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT THE STUDIO CREATES A DATASCAPE OF THE CITY WHICH WILL GIVE US FURTHER UNDERSTAND OF THE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE USE THE CITY ON A MASS SCALE.
THE OWLS
PERSONALIZED DRONES FOR THE MEMBERS OF ZONE 5
HANGING FROM THE STUDIO IS AN UMBILICAL THAT CONNECTS TO A SERIES OF 16 SMALLER DRONES. THESE ‘OWLS’ ARE ABLE TO DETACH THEMSELVES AND FLY FURTHER DOWN INTO THE CITY AND ANALYZE SPECIFIC ASPECTS IN GREATER DETAIL THROUGH USING A SERIES OF SMALLER MEASURING DEVICES. THE OWLS ALSO HAVE A PROJECTION SCREEN ON THE FRONT TO COMMUNICATE WITH INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANISMS OF THE PERSONAL DRONES ARE BASED ON THE ASYMMETRICAL COMPOSITION OF AN OWL SKULL THIS GIVES THE DRONE THE STEREOSCOPIC SENSES IN BOTH THE X AND Y AXIS THAT ALLOWS FOR BETTER ACCURACY WHEN PINPOINTING CERTAIN ELEMENTS AROUND THE SITE. WHEN THEIR POWER IS DEPLETED THEY RETURN TO THE AUTONOMOUS STUDIO TO RECHARGE THEIR BATTERIES. A MINIATURE NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR POWERS THE AUTONOMOUS STUDIO, ENSURING IT IS ABLE TO FLY FOR AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF 10,000 YEARS. HOWEVER THE COMPONENT THAT MAKE UP THE ROTARY LIFT SYSTEM MAY BE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE ISSUES OVER THIS TIME DURATION. EACH INDIVIDUAL IN ZONE 5 DIRECTLY CONTROLS THESE PERSONAL DRONES FROM THEIR OWN DIGITAL DEVICES, GIVING 24 HOUR ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF IBIZA DIRECTLY FROM OXFORD
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5000mm
ROTORS BATTERY INTERFACE SCREEN PROJECTOR EARS (MICROPHONES) EYES (OPTICAL CAMERAS) INFRA RED CAMERA SPECTROMETER SPEAKER COMMUNICATIONS