The total amount of new data generated on the earth continues to grow every year. This is because the Internet of Things (IoT) has made it possible to handle "data" such as "information on available parking spaces" and "the amount of garbage collected in city dumpsters. The spread of smartphones has made it easier for people to take photos, which has also contributed to the increase in data. This is because most photos are stored in the cloud as "image data.

But will this "data" create anything new in our lives?

The "ANALOG MEMORY DESK" is a desk that records information on paper, rather than in the cloud, in memory, or on a hard disk. It features a paper roll and handle attached to the leg. The roll was created by Kirsten Camara of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minnesota, USA.


The top of the ANALOG MEMORY DESK is lined with paper, allowing the user to take notes with a pen or pencil. At the end of the day, turn the handle on the desk to send the paper away, and the next day you can take notes on a fresh sheet of paper with a fresh mind. Since there is no need to take out a notepad, the user can take notes more easily, and the possibility of saving "data" that would not have been recorded in the past is said to be increased. A paper roll is 1,100 yards long, so even if you keep turning the handle every day, you can store about 650 days worth of data.


Why did Camara create the ANALOG MEMORY DESK?

Camara says on her website, "Hundreds of small events happen around us every year, or even every week, that we don't even think about remembering. Can the accumulation of these small events create new stories in our lives?"

Camara has published a blueprint of her "ANALOG MEMORY DESK" on the Web. If you build the "ANALOG MEMORY DESK" based on this blueprint and record its 650 days, you may find the answer to Camara's question.


The answer to the question, "Can 'big data' generated by the IoT and other technologies create anything? The answer may be the same as the answer to the question, "Can "Big Data" generated by IoT, etc. produce anything? Maybe not, but at any rate, it would be an interesting experience to record 650 days of one's life and then read it back later.