project

Call for 4-6 thesis workers in Interaction Design (BA or MA), Graphic Design, Product Design and related fields. 

INTRODUCTION

Lab-in-a-box is a project aiming the developent of educational materials for primary and secondary schools in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Natural Sciences, Geography, and Technology. The contents will link theory and practice and will allow for an easy transition between the physical and the virtual through the creation of mixed media exercises.

Furthermore, Lab-in-a-box will be working only with open source technologies (both software and hardware), will become a commercial product, but will also offer alternatives to those not able of purchasing it. 

GOALS

The general goals of the project are:

- Introduction of state of the art of technology into primary and secondary education

- Bridging the digital divide in education through the use of open source technologies

Specific goals for the project:

The Moving planks project is a collaboration between the 1scale1 and the ITU University of Copenhagen based upon Anna Vallgarda research on composite material. The goal was to visualise sound into wood. The piece consists of ten planks that are individually programmed to react on sound and do so by bending when spoken to and retract if the surroundings are quiet.

1scale1 production with special thanks to plughouse

Splashmo V.0.2

Splashmo is a 3d drawing environment that is controlled by a mobile phone. By the use of a mobile phone and the Splashmo mobile application any one can turn their mobile into a artistic creation tool. In this version of Splashmo it is possible to navigate within the three dimensional space and at any given position, turn on the drawing mode and start creating. Splashmo limits the physical use of the mobile phone to one designated area which wont expand more the 10m because of the use of bluetooth communication

The goal whit Splashmo is to inspire new thoughts about the use of mobile phones and what happens if the mobility of a mobile phone is limited but also, to create a platform for further development where the goal is to extend the function of the normal mobile phone.