Today’s presentation material (Hanna, Jonathan, Timothy)
Monday 14-11-16
Short film “DiverCITY”
Presentation slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FUbizAVTIDAjje9yzyDfvUlMthIXVK5o3kt4GjxTj4o/edit?usp=sharing
Category: Final Project 3 DiverCITY in the MRT
WK 12 – Work in progress
This weeks’ work have been to compose the short film by making a storyboard. We created the storyboard by asking ourselves:
- who is the audience of the film
- What content do we need to show
- what elements/pictures/film shots do we have and what do we still need to produce
Overall, we decided to structure the short film in 3 main sections listed below:
- Intro – Observations/problems to address
- Concept description (overview)
- Concept in action
Thereafter we started creating a detailed manuscript of what elements we need in each of scenes of the movie and established a structured order – again, to make it easier to produce the short film.
Our intention is to be ready by the end of this week so we have the weeked to compose the movie and prepare our final presentation of our concept.
Cheers!
WK 10 – Feedback on project & next step
At this weeks’ lecture we presented the idea about bringing local culture into the MRT.
Feedback & considerations according to the project:
- How do we secure people move through the areas with out any obstructions?
- Bringing in interactive screens can counteract how people move through space
- Need to specify areas to the client (MRT operators, government)
- Might be a challenge with motion sensors when there are a lot of people travelling (peak hours)
- What can be seen on the screens when there are no events?
This weeks work on the project
Location
Firstly, we considered where the location for our installation should be in the area where the cultural event was going to be. On the same time we had to consider how to convince our client about the location and also considerations about the physical layout in the MRT.
For our showcase of the concept and also where the initial installation should be done China Town or Dhoby Gaut might be considered as they connect different metro lines and therefore also be good location to promote locals to different neighborhoods where they might have thought about going maybe for a special occation.
Filming session & location exploration
As seen above we went to the Dhoby Gaut MRT station to explore the location, do a film session and also to see how many dead spaces which is presented in the actual location (What you can also notice in the picture is that the wall painting has not change from the picture found online before we went there).
In one way you can argue that to some specific people Commuters the wall painting can be dead spaces to them in there every day life.
As a lot of people travel through the Dhoby Gaut MRT and physical layout is very different but have wide pathways we believe there are certain dead spaces where it will be possible to implement our concept.
What we also found and experienced at the Dhoby Gaut MRT was a passage with an interactive floor, consisting both of light and sound elements . As you see on the pictures it attracted different kind of people.
Findings from Dhoby Gaut MRT
- It was observered during the morning that people tend to arrive en a big group as when the train arrive to the MRT and then a dead period afterwards.
- Different people, different movements, different behaviours
- Dhoby Gaut seems to be a good location for the concept at it is a hub to different MRT stations and areas of Singapore as well a lot of people travel through the MRT every day. On the same time it provide area with enough space where people can stop/move more slowly to interact with a screen
today’s presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9HLKK1g6GtRe0zf24_YqgkMQRqiTawsLPCWVAvEJIE/edit?usp=sharing
wk 11 – Feedback, research & refinement of project idea
Before the lecture Monday 17/10/16 we had decided upon following aspects of our project idea:
Framing of problem
We want to activate dead spaces in the MRT to draw people’s attention and make them interact with the wall instead of using their mobile phones when the walk through the MRT.
On the same time we believe it can have a positive effect when people at the sideways are somehow entertained it will create more space for the commuters in the middle of the pathways.
How to do it
Make objects following you, the slower you walk the more objects will for example also attract you. Also we thought it will draw more attention if some certain movements will create some kind of feedback on the screens.
Goal:
- Make a space to a place
- Draw people’s attention to the walls to make them noticed the surroundings
- Create more spaces in the middle pathways for people in hurry
Technology
- Approximity sensor which recognize certain movement from a determined distance from the wall.
Feedback on our project idea
This week we received feedback on our project idea about activating dead spaces in the MRT. Below is some of the feedback we received on the presentation on our initial project idea:
- How do we keep people attractment if they are walking in the MRT every day?
- What is our target audience?
- Should it include some kind of gameplay?
- What kind of information can you put on the walls, according to the regulations in the MRT stations?
- Who is the client?
Refinement of the project idea
Because of the multicultural diversity in Singapore we found that people in Singapore might not be aware of the different cultural events and gesture related to this. On the same time the government in Singapore try to promote different types of national events, also for local people – for example with the Formula 1 race.
In this way we were motivated to try to develop an user experience which make more public awareness to the local community about cultural an religious events and provide knowledge and understanding through an interactive experience in the MRT.
Target audience
As the majority of commuters in the MRT are local Singaporians we felt our project idea should try to aim this group of users as it can have the biggest impact.
Clients
The two main operators in the MRT in Singapore is SMRT Trains LTD and On the same time this article illustrate the government could have an interest in promoting culture and cultural related events through an installation in the MRT, as they have allowed other art installations in the MRT before
https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/mrt-and-lrt-trains/art-and-architecture.html
Research & development of idea:
Airport research:
Research on different events in Singapore
http://www.yoursingapore.com/festivals-events-singapore.html
- Singapore’s annual food events
- Music festivals
Cultural events
- Chinese new year
- River Hongboa
- Chingay Parade
- Thaipusam (Hindu festival)
- Ramadan (Muslims)
- Hari Raya Aidilfitry
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Deepavali (Hindu festival)
Rough storyboards ideas to the interactive wall
