While looking at these i was thinking about how wi-fi signals would look if we could see them. Coming out of there base unit they would probably make a spherical or dome shape. The domes would increase and decrease in size as the signal changes much like a lungs when the air capacity changes. The image below shows how the dome would form and how the internet strength changes as you get further away from the heard of the signal.
This got me onto my next thought about our increasing need to be wi-fi connected. taking this point to the extreme i was thinking about what if we lived off wireless and had to be near wi-fi in order to survive(a wifi connected atmosphere) . Looking at historical maps of Stonehouse we found that Victoria park was once underwater, what if all of Stonehouse was under water?. This then expanded the idea that these domes could be the only place we can breath /live is in these domes/bubbles/pockets of life/bio domes. Then to enhance this idea i was thinking about mobile devices. would you leave the house without your mobile? could you survive without it? would you want to?. i am now seeing mobiles as portable domes, portable atmospheric bubbles or bio domes. much like the old diving helmets that were worn. so we now have communities made up of bubble atmosphere and people walking round only able to survive because they have these mobile pockets of communication. so using the map of wi-fi hotspots i created this:
Wi-fi Biomes
Here i have created a clip of wi-fi bio domes in positions where personal routers would be present. I chose this street because it has two rows of terrace houses and it is quite effective seeing these wi-fi communities together.