Men! Why pee the old fashioned way? (sorry ladies)

[Abdul Alhazred]

From Yanko Design (Modern industrial design news and shop)

On Target

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 “target” improves restroom hygiene and saves on cleanings costs (like the “fly in the urinal” at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport). It also makes a trip to the urinal “fun and games” – 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 target” is an interactive installation with the functional purpose of improving hygiene.

[BracesForImpact]

Truly the future has arrived. I still don't have my flying car and a personal robot to do the housework, but surely this restroom reminiscent of Robocop has ushered in a new technological age.

[S.Vashti]

Originally Posted by Abdul Alhazred

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Pretentious jibber-jabber like that makes me want to eat glass.

Next up, piss in a urinal and turn on your own personal video to piss to. The latest cars displayed, ads for beer, football scores, naked women selling outdoor grills. Real art, for real men.

[beyelzu]

actually i really dug the point of the piece, i thought that "pretentious jibber-jabber" was dead on.

[Corona688]

I don't like the idea. That doesn't make it not art, though. If it was a man's toy and not art, they'd have games that didn't suck. :p Advertisements in a washroom, however, have already been around for years. See the empty clear plastic holders in the picture? Those are for ads.

[beyelzu]

yeah, but it could be fun, and its a cool idea, imho

[MonCapitan2002]

I think it is fucking stupid.

[Ari]

I agree with Bey, not only was the "pretentious jibber-jabber" dead on but I find it an interesting statement about technology and the future. Advanced technology and we literally piss it away on complicated entertainment to fix a simple problem.

[S.Vashti]

Originally Posted by Corona688

I don't like the idea. That doesn't make it not art, though. If it was a man's toy and not art, they'd have games that didn't suck. :p Advertisements in a washroom, however, have already been around for years. See the empty clear plastic holders in the picture? Those are for ads.

I think those are the sensors, Corona. They are mirrored, not clear plastic.

I went to a pretentious art school for a while, where we learned and practiced the erudite jibber jabber that makes artists sound like eager deconstructionists, in the 'lets all gather and critique each other's art, while sipping coffee and sounding learnéd' sort of way. I don't mind the idea of the display, only the description.

[Petra]

Boys get all the peeing fun. They get to write their names in the snow, play games with pingpong balls, and all kinds of urinary fun. We girls don't even have galleried piss-art in our watercloset world, and I'm feeling pretty jealous over it.

[MonCapitan2002]

I think urinary art is disgusting.

[Abdul Alhazred]

I posted it because I think it's pretty funny, but I must admit it'd be disconcerting always to have to piss that way.

Until I got used to it, I suppose.

[Ari]

Brings a whole new meaning to pissing contest.

[Carnivale Ed]

I think this would just encourage me to drink more, so I could piss for longer and get the high score.

[Leesifer]

Obviously the design is flawed then. They need drink holders next to the urinals.

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Meh, why they need to do is have high speed internet access to a flat screen installed in the door of a toilet stall. Oh yeah...

[Megatron]

Originally Posted by Leesifer

Obviously the design is flawed then. They need drink holders next to the urinals.

Fucking spot on!!

[Tanda]

I don't think it's healthy to be constantly entertained. But it's an interesting idea just the same.

[Shake]

Originally Posted by Leesifer

Obviously the design is flawed then. They need drink holders next to the urinals.

Yes! A woman who understands men!

Yeah, you need a better place to set your beer down whilst peeing than the top of the urinal itself.

"the functional purpose of improving hygiene"? Not unless it reminds you to wash your hands when you're done. Besides, isn't this also just another way to waste electricity?

[Stiletto Null]

Beats quite a few of the behavioral anomalies which pass for "performance art" and get federal funding, though.

[Leesifer]

Originally Posted by Shake

Yes! A woman who understands men!

I don't get called "geezer bird" for nothing, you know.

[Shake]

Originally Posted by Leesifer

I don't get called "geezer bird" for nothing, you know.

Geezer? You're not that old!