Victor Szilagyi is an Interaction designer. He holds a degree in Psychology and Urban Design Studies from NYU and a masters degree from The Interaction Design Institute Ivrea.
With the Olympics coming to Turin in 2006, millions of visitors will be descending upon the city. For the most part, they'll see the experiences a Turin produced by the IOC. Is there a way we can get more of the community involved? How might local residents introduce visitors to their city?
Experience Murals looks to the increasing adoption of camera phones and texting as a means to open dialogues between the city's communities and visitors. We propose a series of architectural interventions that invite passersby to use thier phones to engage with the population as a whole.