Assistant needing
indicator
Product sketch
Theses
“Public spaces are anti-social spaces”
Stance
This installation challenges the thesis or test the thesis.
It is usual for people to have problems or not
familiar with their destination at the transportation stations. Some stations
set information centres while most of them do not. People sometimes ask for
help from others but it is likely that others are also as confused as they are.
In the meantime, those who actually know the answers of their questions would
not notice them, because they are too familiar with the environment that they
are usually just listening to music or playing their mobile phones. It feels
like an anti-social spaces that although people are doing the same things but
they do not communicate with others that much, even when someone has questions.
It is worth to try out an installation that indicates those who have problems
and to remind those who are capable to help them out.
Installation set-up
- A lighting bulb with a
question mark on it
- A push button wired to the lighting bulb with
label “Need assistant!” on it
- Cameras to record the reaction of the users
Target Audience
- People who need help at the station
- People who are able to resolve other’s
problem
Installation site
- Bus station, train station, citycat quay with
large load of passengers
- The stations could be chosen near tourism sites
as more tourists requires help
Concrete scenario of use
A man is checking the timetable board of
the incoming buses but he still cannot understand the stop stations during the
tour. As only limited information is provided on the board, he requires an
experienced person to explain the bus route to him. He then pushes the button
with the word “Need assistant!”, then the light bulb above the board is
lightened. People standing around him notice the lightbulb and approach the
man, asking if there is anything he or she could help. The man with questions
gladly resolved his question by asking.
Installation instruction
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The set of equipment would be placed beside the
information board at transportation stations.
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There would be short illustration of the equipment
throughout the station (mainly around the equipment) to tell people the use of
the equipment
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Team members would be sitting nearby to film and
monitor the functionality of the installation. Also, to interfere when it is
necessary.
The jigsaw puzzle
Product sketch
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Theses
"Our modern built environment drains
joy from our lives"
Stance
This installation support this thesis by adding additional joy to the public spaces.
Pick and theses and explain how the
concept relates (proves or disproves) the theses.
People
always find it boring waiting buses, trains or Citycats at the transportation
station. In most circumstances, they turn to their phones or music in iPods.
Usually act as a routine to people’s daily lives, waiting at a station drains
the joy from people every day. What if an installation could be brought to the
very location and bring joy to people? This installation put a huge jigsaw
puzzle welcomes everyone’s involvement to complete the puzzle. The joy of
solving problems and doing this with others could bring joy to those who
involved and relief the boredom of waiting for transportations.
Installation set-up
- A large jigsaw puzzle with minimum 1000 pieces
- A notebook for those who involved to sign their
names on it
- A “Wall of achievements” for hanging those
puzzles that have already been done by people
- An instruction sign to invite people to play
Target Audience
- People waiting for buses at the station
- People would love to kill time while waiting
- Covers different age range as jigsaw puzzle is friendly to people at any age.
Installation site
- Transportation station;
UQ; etc.
Concrete scenario of use
A group of
friends are waiting for buses to city at Indooroopilly bus station. They saw
some people are gathering around and out of curiosity they approached to them.
They found a huge, un-finished jigsaw puzzle is surrounded by people and some
of them are trying to put the pieces together. They gladly involved and
contributed to the completion of the puzzle. However, the jigsaw is too huge
for them to complete during the period of waiting buses. About 6 minutes of
playing, their buses arrived. They left their names on the notebook aside and
went on the bus. The next day, they went pass by the station again, saw people
still gather at the same location yesterday. However, on a wooden board beside
them, they saw the puzzle they are working yesterday was finished and hanged on
it. There’s also a pile of paper stick next to it, and they later found their
signatures on it. The words besides said: Thanks to the contribution of these
ladies and gentlemen for the completion of this beautiful puzzle. They felt
great joy of achievement and collaboration with others.
Installation
instruction
l The jigsaw puzzle would be put on a
huge table, which is preferred to have higher edges to prevent the puzzle
pieces falling down and losing.
l The group member are expected to
accompanied by the table of jigsaw to ensure the order of the scene
l Group members also need to put the
completed puzzle into a picture frame and hanged on the wooden board beside.
l The signatures of the participants
would be on a same page (pages) for one puzzle. As the puzzle was done, these
pages would be torn down and stick alongside with the finished puzzle.
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