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Urinal Games

// March 31st, 2006 // My Stuff

From Yanko Design comes the On Target urinal. Basically this urinal has a built in game that helps to keep men aiming where they should and makes a generally mundane task entertaining. Well, at least that’s the theory….

I grabbed the rest of the images from the designer, Marcel Neundörfer, site. I think the images speak for themselves.

From their site:

Recessed into a urinal is a pressure-sensitive display screen. When the guest uses it, he triggers an interactive game, producing images and sound. The reduced size of the “targetâ€? improves restroom hygiene and saves on cleanings costs (like the “fly in the urinalâ€? at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport). It also makes a trip to the urinal “fun and gamesâ€? – more than just a necessary nuisance. By projecting the game experience into the public space, viewers are treated to a new way of visualizing the abstract, and the entertainment value is boosted. The projection of the project into a museum space was conceived of as a critical-ironic measure, questioning the concept of art, but extending it at the same time. “On targetâ€? is an interactive installation with the functional purpose of improving hygiene.

art, game, innovation, urinal, video game

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