GPS Film: transforms streets into cinemas

The 4th of September could be day we will remember because it is the day a new concept of watching movies is revealed. Filmmaker Scott Hessels together with film and engineering students at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have invented a new way of watching movies based on the viewer’s location and movement. It is location based cinema and I think... wow, this could be great!

For the new way of watching movies named GPS film you just need a GPS-enabled phone or PDA and a free downloadable open-source application (see also the website GPS Film). With GPS Film the audience creates a new and unique film experience by revealing the movie through their journey. With the usage of emerging technologies GPS Films brings the story into real space; neighbourhoods, architecture, and landscapes become all part of movie experience. This makes it possible to personalize and localize movies. Storytelling becomes with GPS Film a physical, viewer-controlled experience.

The first film develloped for this is Nine Lives. This movie is a prototype film comedy that can unfold in nine directions depending on the viewer’s journey around down town Singapore. Movies for GPS Film must be interchangeable and easily matched to any place. But the application also allows developers to create their story spaces.

More information: GPS Film

Thanks Ivo for (again) a great tip!