We did something similar a few months back, though there's no CGI effects in our video:
Streetpong [video]
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#72I wish there were traffic lights that would countdown until the the light changes (quantitative) or use something like an hourglass (qualitative).
There are... just not in the US. They're actually a mixed bag so it's not necessarily a tragedy that the US doesn't use them: Based on the operational studies, only the red time countdown device has a positive influence on safety and delay but increases the travel time and decreases the capacity. The pedestrian countdown signal, however, has little improvements for both travel directions. [1] [1] http://www.ce.siue.e…
Actually, we have them all over in the DC area.
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#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Based on your link, use number 4 of the present progressive fits the OP's original statement: "actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)"
In that case, the sentence would be properly formed thus: "The Germans do stop at traffic lights. Non-Germans, do not." Notice the difference? Final Edit: the German-formed sentence I was correcting: "Yes, because we (Germans) are actually stopping at them!" .. becomes: "Yes, because we (Germans) do actually stop at them." Now, we can certainly look at the downvotes I've earned as a result of my personal foul use of…
This is off-off-topic, but I wish forums allowed users to state that they would be happy to have their grammar and spelling corrected by ticking a checkbox, and that every comment could have a sub-discussion just for that, on its own page. That would be useful, or? (<-- joke :P) Because otherwise whatever you do, it's wrong: making a correction makes you seem like a jerk, and not making a correction makes you feel like a jerk (because you know something they don't, and you're not sharing it).
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#74It seems that those saying, “are we really this sad that we need video games on street lights to entertain us,” are missing the point a bit.
First sentence on the web-site: “StreetPong is a concept about playful urban interactions.” The last three words are the key here. I think it is a cool way to encourage complete strangers in a big anonymous city to have a little interaction, and then get to shake hands or high-five as they pass each other crossing the street.
Who knows what positive effects little ideas like this could foster?
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#75I like this concept - small, usable art installations designed to make inconspicuous things social. But the pessimist in me takes one look at their concept and things "That's going to break so quickly here in Boston." What I would love to see, and which seems realistic from this video, is an installation that shows the people waiting a "loading bar" or countdown or some visual indicator of how long until the crosswal…
There would be a large, nonremovable-without-chemicals-and-scrubbing sticker placed on the screen within a day.
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#76This also gives pedestrians a fun alternative to jay walking.
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#77This looks a little dangerous to me, because it makes the pedestrian take their mind off the road. Just last week, a car accidentally drove up on the side walk part of the crosswalk and would have hit me had I not been paying attention and jumped out of the way. From what I understand this is not an uncommon event either. It's not like the lip of the curve is really any protection against the cars, a car can easily d…
The risk of someone dying due to distraction and a failure to avoid an out of control car is dramatically less than the risk of someone dying due to getting bored and jaywalking into traffic.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wasn't too serious about that, but from what I've seen they don't seem to snap easily; at least here. I'm also not sure whether it's better to have a traffic light pole falling on an intersection instead of just having a car stop at the pole (the former sounds like there could be more injuries involved).
Most are designed to snap off when hit. There is actually a real LOT that goes into roadway sign engineering and we have learned that it is the safest option. It's called a breakaway feature. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/policy_guide/road_ha... >Roadside signs, utility poles, lighting structures, traffic signals, railroad warning devices, motorist-aid callboxes, mailboxes, and other rigid objects can becom…
I would call that "feature" a "bug" on a street corner where pedestrians are standing.
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#79The fact that you eventually meet your opponent when the light goes green is awesome.
Wonder how many people will take the game far too seriously and start a fight in the middle of the road..
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#80This looks a little dangerous to me, because it makes the pedestrian take their mind off the road. Just last week, a car accidentally drove up on the side walk part of the crosswalk and would have hit me had I not been paying attention and jumped out of the way. From what I understand this is not an uncommon event either. It's not like the lip of the curve is really any protection against the cars, a car can easily d…
The risk of someone dying due to distraction and a failure to avoid an out of control car is dramatically less than the risk of someone dying due to getting bored and jaywalking into traffic.
Not sure how many countries have jaywalking type laws, but in every country I have lived in or or been to, bar the US and (after reading the below link) Singapore, it's just called 'crossing the road http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking