Perhaps because they are bored by the whole idea and having anything to do with it.
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From: The UK drawing research network mailing list on behalf of derrick welsh
Sent: Fri 2/13/2009 7:56 PM
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Subject: Re: Drawing messaging
Why have so few of you responded?
If you could spare a few moments I would be fascinated to find out why?
Thanks
ddw
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:30 AM, derrick welsh <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> Drawing messaging
>
> Hello DRN
>
> I recently contacted Dr Steve Garner from the DRN requesting that he
> contacted yourselves regarding participation a in a project that I am
> working on. He advised me to contact yourselves directly and warned me that
> I may be overwhelmed by your responses. I am currently Researching the
> possibility of drawing messaging identifying the problems and thinking about
> the solution..... [Basically instead of sending a txt message from your
> phone, you send a drawing] I am just nearing the end of the first drawing
> project and the results of over 40 people drawings using hand held touch
> screen drawing devices are displayed on the following web pages.
>
> http://bantora.com/Drawing_Camp_*1/presentations/show/116
> and a different view of the same stuff
> http://bantora.com/Drawing_Camp_*1/presentations/show/117
>
> If any of you are based in the north east of England your welcome to attend
> a little drinks and nibbles evening at the Loftus room, The Literary &
> Philosophical Society (Lit & Phil) in Newcastle on Monday 16th February from
> 17:00 until 19:00. You are welcome to bring along friends particularly
> if you think would like to borrow a drawing device in the future but if I
> could ask you to contact them in the next few days and get back to me to
> confirm you will be attending and roughly how many people may be coming with
> you as I need to get back to the library with an approximate number of
> people attending.
>
> I am Interested in expanding the project and bringing some devices to a
> place near you. So if you can organise getting access to a room for a day,
> email your details back and I will start planning. I will bring the Touch
> screen devices and people can draw on them for the day and the results will
> be displayed online like the example above. If you are personally interested
> in participating just email your interest and regional location and I'll be
> in touch.
>
> Finally For the fun part, To get your head around the potential of drawing
> messaging the easiest way to do it. Think of someone you want to send a
> message to? Think of what makes them special to you? Send me that
> description to 07883030122 then sit back and wait. I will send a drawing
> back to your phone and you can then save it and then send it to them
> [+447883030122 If your reading this from outside England]. Alternatively
> just send a random drawing title and sit back and wait. p.s. don't ring that
> number as it never gets answered.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you all,
>
> ddw
>
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