domus master in interaction design: final project kick-off
DESCRIPTION
I'm blogging my progress on my Final Project for the Domus Academy Master in Interaction Design. For more information, see http://uxblitz.com This presentation was given at our initial kick-off meeting, where I explained my intention to explore how new kinds of non-cellular connectivity can help empower people in disaster situations.TRANSCRIPT
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Julie BlitzerMID 2013/2014
Claudio ModeriniCourse Leader
Nima GazestaniProject Assistant
Ubiquitous ConnectivityExploring connections and communications amongst people
in disaster situations and large events
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Challenge
Major natural disasters and even
sometimes large events present
situations in which many people need
to communicate with each other in real
time, often with limited connectivity.
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How?
Personal Area Networks
WPAN
Ambient Networks
Internet.orgWearable
Devices
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My Experience: Hurricane Sandy
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Inspiration
...and also research behind WS 1 on “big events”
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Schedule
May 20 Kick off
May 27 Benchmarking complete, initial concepts
June 3 Choose one concept
June 10 Prototype of concept
June 17 Visual design of concept
June 23 Presentation Draft
July 1 Final Presentation