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The Curzon Memories App is a locative media mobile app based at the Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon, UK. The cinema celebrated its centenary in April 2012 and is one of the oldest continuously operating independent cinemas in the UK.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.curzon.org.uk/content/public/main/History.aspx )〕 The app was developed as part of an academic practice-based research project by Charlotte Crofts〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dcrc.org.uk/people/charlotte-crofts )〕 in collaboration with the Curzon's education officer, Cathy Poole〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.curzon.org.uk/content/public/main/Learning.aspx )〕 and was funded by the Digital Cultures Research Centre〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dcrc.org.uk/projects/context-aware-heritage-curzon-cinema )〕 and an Early Career Researcher Grant from the University of the West of England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/intranet/research/afecrsg2.asp )〕 The app draws upon the extensive Curzon Collection of Cinema Heritage Technology〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.curzon.org.uk/content/public/main/TheCurzonCollection.aspx )〕 and contains audio and video dramatisations and oral histories of employees and patrons recounting their experiences throughout the life of the cinema, including Julia Elton (daughter of Sir Arthur Elton, a pioneer of British documentary) and Muriel Williams, who was in the cinema on the night it got bombed during the Bristol Blitz January 1941. Visitors to the cinema are invited to download the free app, from iTunes or Google Play, and access those experiences in the locations where they actually happened. QR Codes are discreetly placed around the cinema, which act as triggers for these memories. The App also contains a walk around the exterior of the building which includes memories and rephotography of archive photographs triggered by GPS signals as the participant takes the walk. For those who cannot get to the Curzon Cinema, there is a manual interface, and the QR codes are available at the official website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eyefullproductions.co.uk/curzon/qrcodes.html )〕 The app was built using the AppFurnace authoring system, made by Calvium, and is available on both Apple iOS and Android. ==Projection Hero== One of the unique features of the Curzon Mermories project is Projection Hero, an Internet of Things installation developed by Charlotte Crofts, in collaboration with Tarim at Media Playgrounds,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Media Playgrounds )〕 which comprises a miniature cinema which can be operated via any web-enabled smartphone by scanning the QR code on the cinema screen, either from within the Curzon Memories App or using any QR Reader. The installation also works by typing in the accompanying URL into a web browser. This takes the user to an interface which enables the user to manipulate the cinema. The smartphone effectively becomes a "remote control" allowing the user to dim the lights, open the curtains and play the movies, using a combination of Arduino circuit and actuators connected to the Internet via an H bridge. The installation features interviews with retired projectionists Maurice Thornton and Pete Stamp, discussing the art of projection in the digital age. The installation is on permanent display at the Curzon Cinema, Clevedon, and has also been exhibited at the Watershed Media Centre, Bristol.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/3552/projection-hero-30-shorts-made-in-bristol )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curzon Memories App」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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