CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

IDEAS FOR THE DEVICE

WHAT DOES THE DEVICE NEED TO BE?

• capable to carry the weight of cameras
• flexible, which allows it to move along the rail easily
• needs to have a mechanism to attach cameras and other devices

CONSTRUCTION IDEAS

WHAT DO I NEED TO CONSIDER FOR MY DEVICE?

How is the device going to move along?

Do I need to build a rail?

How is the device going to be attached to the rail?

How is the rail going to be fixed onto the building (existing structure)?

How are cameras or i Pods going to be attached to the device?

What mechansim can be used?

BUILDING RAILS

DEVICE

AVANTAGE OF THE CAMERA: Things you can do with the camera that you can´t do in real life...

thinking of:

• sending camera on a journey, on the device --> record and survey the site from different points of view, different heights and levels
• rails going all over the budilings

POINTS OF EXCITEMENT/SUSPENSE

STUDY OF TYPES OF ROLLERCOASTERS

TRACE OF THE HANDRAIL

Viewing Platform on site

HUMAN IN SPACE

How does a person "work" in space?

How would a "human sculpture" work?

How does a space interior/exterior change regarding of the amount of people there?

How do we perceive a space?

How do other people change that perception?

HUMAN INSTALLATION

IDEA of HEIGHTS....How can you make pedestrians aware of heights and levels?

--> Human as Sculpture, as seen from viennese artist Erwin Wurm: his idea of so called "one minute sculptures":

Since the late 1980s he has developed an ongoing series of "One Minute Sculptures," in which he poses himself or his models in unexpected relationships with everyday objects close at hand, prompting the viewer to question the very definition of sculpture. He seeks to use the "shortest path" in creating a sculpture—a clear and fast, sometimes humorous, form of expression. As the sculptures are fleeting and meant to be spontaneous and temporary, the images are only captured in photos or on film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Wurm

same idea used in the music video of the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Can´t stop"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwkJfkl-clw

ON SITE ROLLERCOASTER

The roller coaster hesitates for a split second at the peak of its steep track after a long, slow climb. You know what's about to happen — and there's no way to avoid it now. It's time to hang onto the handrail, palms sweating, heart racing, and brace yourself for the wild ride down.

ROLLERCOASTER RESEARCH

Striving to Build a Better Coaster

With the need to keep thrill seekers satisfied and returning to their favorite parks year after year, theme park owners are always looking for the next great coaster. To appeal to roller coaster lovers, parks strive to build the biggest, longest, highest and fastest coasters.

Longest

The longest steel coaster prize goes to Steel Dragon 2000, at Nagashima Spaland in Mie, Japan. Steel Dragon, which opened in 2000, totals 8,133 feet of track. Daidarasaurus, at Expoland in Suita, Japan (which opened in 1970) has the second longest track, measuring 7,677 feet. In the United States, Beast, at Kings Island in Ohio, measures 7,359.

Fastest

Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure currently holds the record for fastest speed, reaching 128 miles per hour. The coaster opened in May 2005 in the jungle themed area of Great Adventure. Placing a close second, at 123 miles per hour, is Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, Steepest Angle of Descent

While many modern steel roller coasters boast a 90 degree angle of descent, there are actually four coasters that have a 97 degree angle - Vild-Svinet (in Denmark), Typhoon (Belgium), Speed: No Limits (United Kingdom) and Rage (United Kingdom). In the United States, Mystery Mine at Dollywood and Maverick at Cedar Point both reach angles of 95 degrees. Additionally, two U.S. coasters can take the prize of tallest coasters with a 90 degree descent - Griffon atBusch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Virginia (205 feet at 90 degrees) and SheiKra at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida (200 feet with a 90 degree drop).

Highest

Kingda Ka, already ranked number one for speed, also takes the top prize for height, reaching 456 feet. Again, Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point takes second place for a height of 420 feet.

Biggest Drop

Kingda Ka takes the top spot for the largest drop of any roller coaster, 418 feet from the top of the largest drop to the bottom. Top Thrill Dragster's drop places second, at 400 feet.

Geographic Facts

For roller coaster enthusiasts, finding out where the most roller coasters are located ensures that riders get the most bang for their buck during their theme park visit. Cedar Point is a coaster lover's paradise, with an impressive 17 roller coasters to choose from. Six Flags Magic Mountain comes in a close second with 15 roller coasters. opened in May 2003.

Early History

Of course, it's not all about the thrills. Some park visitors marvel at the history of roller coasters, from their humble beginnings as moderate amusements to the heart-racing adventure rides of today. The following are just a few of the roller coaster facts that make the history of this ride so interesting:

• The concept for roller coasters was first conceived in 15th century Russia, where they constructed ice slides between seventy and eighty feet tall and hundreds of feet long that people rode on sleds.
• Two coasters were built in France in the early 1800s that first featured wheeled cars that locked to the track for riders to sit in.
• The first American roller coaster was actually a train for moving coal down a mountain, called the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad. After the train no longer needed to transport coal, passengers began to ride this thrilling train from the 1850s through 1929.
• La Marcus Adna Thompson is credited with conceiving and patenting the first roller coaster in America in 1878. He created the Switchback Railroad at Coney Island, which opened in 1884.
• The oldest operating roller coaster is Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania, built in 1902.

http://themeparks.lovetoknow.com/Roller_Coaster_Facts