Difference between revisions of "Being There"

Latest revision as of 10:49, 21 January 2021

Author:	Dr. Shima Rezaei Rashnoodi + Prof Dr. Marnix S. van Gisbergen
Mexico (Monterrey) and The Netherlands (Breda), 2019-2021
www.beingthere.place



Purpose	Activation	Interconnection	Collaborating
	Raise Awareness	Educate	Visualize Needs
	Simulate Impact of Decisions	Decision Making	Designing

Co-Creation	Co-Analysis	Co-Design	Co-Implementation
	Co-Maintenance	Co-Monitoring


Outcome	Decision Making	Knowledge	Assessment
	Design	Inclusion	Awareness
	Partnership



Mechanics	Alternative Reality	Role Play	Rule Based Play
	Location Based	Simulations	Mapping
	Geolocation	Hypothesis	Metagame

Tech&Tools	Analoge Tangibles	AR / VR	Audio Visual
	Data AI	Data Collection/Visualization	Digital Interface
	Mobile

Aesthetics	Sensation	Imagination	Assemblage
	Physical Activity / Construction	Realism



Scale	Metropolitan	City	District
	Neighbourhood	Street	Undefined


Audience	Community	Planning Expert	Audience Stakeholders
	Policy Makers


Scope	Individual	Small Group	Small Group
	Crowd	Pre-Defined

“Imagine a place filled with important stories that are hard to tell. A place that embodies the collective experience of refugee and migrant women during their temporary stay in Mexico. A place that although is open to the public, is being avoided and remains invisible. This limits possibilities to improve the temporary stay and the connection with the host community. But what if there was a means to experience these stories without the barrier of a physical presence? “

This project addresses the challenges on the growing number of refugee and migrant women (70% are women and children). We created and will create a Virtual Reality Museum using Unity, in which you stand in the shoes of migrant/refugee women and experience their stories/perceptions of home living temporarily in a settlement. The experience was built through participatory design approaches investigating the value of VR. The VR museum includes interactions revealing stories of migration and home and will be experienced in two ways: experiencing the current space (reflection of reality on how the center looks like) and, the ideal space: which reveals how the center can be improved receiving support (donations) from the community. Hence, we raise awareness and empathy about the importance (and feasibility) of transforming settlements from functional spaces into spaces that feel like home. Through this experience, we draw attention to the importance of emotional wellbeing of migrant/ refugee women by sharing their perceptions of home, using VR to engage them with the host community as active members

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-<h4>Boston, usa, 2014
+<h4>Mexico (Monterrey) and The Netherlands (Breda), 2019-2021
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+“Imagine a place filled with important stories that are hard to tell. A place that embodies the collective experience of refugee and migrant women during their temporary stay in Mexico. A place that although is open to the public, is being avoided and remains invisible. This limits possibilities to improve the temporary stay and the connection with the host community. But what if there was a means to experience these stories without the barrier of a physical presence? “
-Swing Time is a temporary installation developed within the framework of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s urban renewal initiative. The installation integrates energy generation and plays, demonstrating the relation between production and consumption.
+This project addresses the challenges on the growing number of refugee and migrant women (70% are women and children). We created and will create a Virtual Reality Museum using Unity, in which you stand in the shoes of migrant/refugee women and experience their stories/perceptions of home living temporarily in a settlement. The experience was built through participatory design approaches investigating the value of VR. The VR museum includes interactions revealing stories of migration and home and will be experienced in two ways: experiencing the current space (reflection of reality on how the center looks like) and, the ideal space: which reveals how the center can be improved receiving support (donations) from the community. Hence, we raise awareness and empathy about the importance (and feasibility) of transforming settlements from functional spaces into spaces that feel like home. Through this experience, we draw attention to the importance of emotional wellbeing of migrant/ refugee women by sharing their perceptions of home, using VR to engage them with the host community as active members
-The urban playscape is composed of 18 welded polypropylene swings, which hang under a customfabricated solar canopy. The swings are designed in three different sizes so that the community can engage and play with Swing Time as individuals or in groups.
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-Swing Time uses solar energy harvested from a series of photovoltaic cells that translate UV rays into electrical illumination.
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-Responsive in real-time to environmental conditions, the playscape’s illumination corresponds to a daily accumulation of solar power, translating UV rays into a visual register that indexes the abundance of solar energy. Photovoltaic cells integrated into the canopy capture and store solar energy during daylight hours. Through an automated system, the accumulated energy is distributed into LED lights located on the swings.
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-Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing directly respond to the acceleration forces and tilt exerted by users.
-When the swings are not moving, they emit soft White light, thanks to the energy collected during the day.
-As the swings increase in momentum from a static position, a microcontroller adjusts the LED output through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.
-The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users to interact with the swings and with each other. The overall theme of Swing Time is to entice people of all ages to engage in active public play. Public play creates a community laboratory and raises awareness of energy consumption and production
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