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By gijs January 28th, 2015

ಕಾಸು-ಕಸ / ₹ubbish!

Recently, the local governance bodies in Bangalore came up with a decentralized plan to tackle the waste management crisis in the city.

Dry Waste Collection Centers (DWCCs) are being set up in every ward to implement this decentralized system. With the courts ordering landfills to be closed, it becomes imperative for this decentralized plan to succeed. Will it?

‘ಕಾಸು-ಕಸ / ₹ubbish!’ is a game that drops you in the middle of this unfolding situation. You play the role of a DWCC manager and experience firsthand the complexities and demands of the job. You have to grapple with the bigger picture too – the push and pull of the economy and the environment.

A board game for 4-6 players that supports both Kannada and English, ‘ಕಾಸು-ಕಸ / ₹ubbish!’ challenges you to tackle Bangalore’s waste crisis. Will you ensure a clean city before the landfill overflows?

‘ಕಾಸು-ಕಸ / ₹ubbish!’ was developed as a collaboration between Fields of View, Bangalore; IIIT-Bangalore; MediaLAB Amsterdam and CISCO.

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Video credits:
Camera: Bauke Bakker & Sandro Miccoli
Voice over: Sruthi Krishnan

Form more information, visit our blog:
http://blog.fieldsofview.in/category/garbage/

By margreet January 8th, 2015

Glasskit

Emistime is a cloud based system built for businesses with a mobile workforce. It makes the exchange of information between the worker on site and the back office a seamless process by offering a new medium for end to end communication. Using intelligent wearables like Google Glass, employees can have relevant information for their work available hands free – ensuring no jobs are left undone.

 

Contact person: Marco van Hout

By margreet January 8th, 2015

Smart Cities

Grüt is a sensor kit that helps children grow their own crops, with sensors that measure conditions that are critically for a plant to grow well. The information is sent to an online platform that provides feedback to the children, in the form of a virtual avatar representing the plant. It allows children to grow their own crops in a fun and interactive way, and learn about the value of food as they grow it themselves.

Contact person: Gijs Gootjes 

Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7Ycoys