Please keep these entries sorted lexically. Entries should not try to be completely definitive – the idea is merely to clarify our usage of these terms within this project.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arduino | Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform. See http://www.arduino.cc/ |
| Game | An application that can queue for a playground as though it was a player |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol: the standard for requesting and receiving pages (and other objects) from a Web server |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| Playground | A physical installation which can be controlled (played with) through different UIs |
| PTTP | Power To The People: A standard protocol for public control of installations (playgrounds) in public spaces |
| Toy | A self-contained set of sprites controlled through an XML socket interface in a Flash projection Playground |
| UI | User Interface: a means for users to control something. E.g. via a Web browser, or a mobile phone. Not necessarily graphical – i.e. could be sound-activated, or a dance mat etc. |
| Wiki | An easy-to-edit Web site designed for collaborative sharing of information |