Pei-Ying Lin Portfolio
Design Interactions, Royal College of Art

Encode/Decode

Feb 2011

– Languages, Encoding, Decoding, Biotechnology

In the world of computers, to encode the information we sent to the internet has became a crucial part of privacy. What if we can encode our speech too? What if the voice can be encoded/decoded using a portable device with the DNA of each individual? Will our behavior change?

The following are four possible scenarios of the world where such device exists. Please enjoy with your headphone. Voice: Yaakov Barhad, Ronshane Liang, Yue Teng, Hao Chang

Protected by Encoder

Encryption: Chinese, Russian, English

Paparazzi's New Tool

Encryption:
Taiwanese, Japanese, English

Without Gloves, You are Exposed

Encryption:
Chinese, Russian, English

Protected by Encoder

Encryption: (Spanish, French, English.)(Chinese, Russian, English.)(Hebrew, Arabic, English.)