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Ankit Daftery

Gemeente Amsterdam

The project Blending Amsterdam Reality addresses the question put forth by Gemeente Amsterdam, to find a way to design / use objects in public space to spread awareness about the culture and heritage of Amsterdam in a fun and informative way. The final prototype of the project is an interactive installation in form of a book that is designed to be easy to use,fun and involving, while taking into consideration factors of ergonomics and human appeal.

The prototype is based on re-usable and extensible code running on open and easily available hardware, housed in a styrofoam body with a stable base and comfortable angle of tilt to provide good affordance and usability. It uses a robust touch screen to display content and a physical control based interface for navigation and discovery, with visual feedback.

The assigners, Gemeente Amsterdam see good promise in the solution and are exploring future possibilities for the project.

ProRail

WAIT.THINK! is a social online and offline platform for people who are traveling by train. It’s an interactive media solution that helps travelers with issues they might have, combined with important topics that ProRail wants to communicate. With a humorous tone of voice, funny suggestions and helpful information, this platform provides positivity on railway platforms.

WAIT.THINK! will broadcast small-animated stories on the new platform screens and launch the WAIT.THINK! mobile app where travelers can findinteresting bites of content and where they can participate by uploading their own content.