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xaq_the_aereon) wrote2008-11-12 09:45 pm
xaq_the_aereon) wrote2008-11-12 09:45 pm
Geek house design: QRC Tile!
You ever seen QR Coding before?
For those who don't know it, QR (Quick Response) Codes are a 2-dimensional form of bar coding shaped in a square, developed over in Japan. Devices capable of reading it, such as various cell phones, can translate the code into text or, more commonly, a website address. (Anyone else who was watching the new episode of CSI:NY at the time this post was written will already be aware of this, however; it's actually what gave me the idea that I'll get to in the next sentence.)
For example, the one I used as a userpic in this post would go straight to my LJ page.
It's usually printed on paper or used on a webpage (I've seen a number of them on various escape-the-room games I've played), but what crossed my mind is how cool they would look on cabinet or floor tiling.
Try making a few yourself and you'll see what I mean! :]
I was even thinking of making it practical and stylish by having a series of them telling a story if scanned.
Granted...first I have to sell my folks on the idea. Not likely. XP Oh well, might be something to do later in life.
For those who don't know it, QR (Quick Response) Codes are a 2-dimensional form of bar coding shaped in a square, developed over in Japan. Devices capable of reading it, such as various cell phones, can translate the code into text or, more commonly, a website address. (Anyone else who was watching the new episode of CSI:NY at the time this post was written will already be aware of this, however; it's actually what gave me the idea that I'll get to in the next sentence.)
For example, the one I used as a userpic in this post would go straight to my LJ page.
It's usually printed on paper or used on a webpage (I've seen a number of them on various escape-the-room games I've played), but what crossed my mind is how cool they would look on cabinet or floor tiling.
Try making a few yourself and you'll see what I mean! :]
I was even thinking of making it practical and stylish by having a series of them telling a story if scanned.
Granted...first I have to sell my folks on the idea. Not likely. XP Oh well, might be something to do later in life.