Tag: The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Creating a smart object that raises awareness about data collection in the public space at Scheveningen

The municipality of The Hague has been developing a Living Lab at Scheveningen (LLS) in which smart technologies, used to create a smart city, can be tested. Data is collected through various sensors in the smart lamp posts called smart city hubs. Examples of data collected are the amount of people in an area, noise levels and air quality.

LLS asked us to create a smart object that raises awareness about data collection to make people aware of the smart infrastructure.

We approached this challenge in such a way that the user interacts with technology in a playful manner, while also being made aware that their movement is being monitored. Steps in the Sand makes use of a camera and a projector inside of the smart city hubs. The camera recognizes that a user is approaching and the projector then projects footsteps in front of the user. The user is invited to step inside the projected steps. When the user reaches the end of the steps, the user can play a game with other users, watch a video about the area or make his/her mark. This mark is then projected at all of the smart city hubs in the area.

University	The Hague University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Technology, Innovation & Society
Project type	Semester project Smart objects (2nd year)
Students	Paul Dutcher Henry Ryhänen Paul Seidel Hidde Vos

Providing a sense of feedback in medical research, by generating a relaxing audiovisual experience based on participantís personal research data

Nightlight-noisescape is a concept for new sensory technology developed by Yumen Bionics and Ann.ID. This technology facilitates the possibility to more independently measure muscle activity of young adults that partake in medical research with muscle dystrophy.

The objective of the design challenge was to give these participants a greater sense of feedback within the research process, and something that provides a positive note to an otherwise abstract procedure. This concept has to bring the data back to the user, in a positively framed manner.

By utilizing internet connectivity to retrieve uploaded research data, the concept constructs an audiovisual experience, with the goal of creating a soothing atmosphere to induce a calm and reflective mood.

This concept creates more tangible, short-term milestones within research. By creating a regular reflective ritual for the user, the product builds a greater degree of ownership of the process as well as a more independent experience for the patient.

University	The Hague University of Applied Sciences Innovation & Society
Project type	Semester project Smart objects (2nd year)
Students	Elmo Koning Kees de Nijs Jakub Weissgerber Alexander Kidwell

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A video game using medical data to give teens with Duchenne a playful interaction with Duchenne research data collection

We wanted to create a product that would give teens with Duchenne a reward for their taking part in the medical data collection. We wanted this to take the form of an interaction that feels playful and personal, as opposed to medical data collection which often feels monotone, formal, and impersonal from the subject’s point of view.

We decided to create a product for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy between the ages of 12-14 because we found this to be an especially difficult time in their lives, with puberty and their condition progressing during this time, both of which are stressful, especially in tandem. We want our product to soften this period of their lives however it can.

To meet this goal, we decided to create a video game that would use data from Electromyograms (EMG) in a way that affects the product in a meaningful way. We chose to create a video game because we found that video games were very popular among 12-14 year old boys (Duchenne affects boys predominantly). Video games achieved our goals of making a product that gets the user to focus on the product achieved our goals of making a product that gets the user to focus on the product rather than their condition.

University	The Hague University of Applied Sciences Innovation & Society
Project type	Semester project, 2nd year
Students	Jacinda Diptya Antoine Dunand Iva Hristova

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Raise awareness in the Scheveningen boulevard we decided to make a periscope to raise awareness in a fun and interactive way

As a start we would like to introduce ​our client​, Living Lab Scheveningen the project in which new digital inventions are tested in public spaces in order to improve the quality of life in ways such as increased safety, protect nature by limiting light and noise as much as possible, keep the area clean and offer better internet connectivity. Scheveningen was chosen because this is an area where people live, work and enjoy their free time. There is beach, nature, but also a port and industry. ​Scheveningen​ also has many visitors every year, especially in the summer. The project was recently launched as a part of the ​Smart City​ The Hague program. This stimulates (digital) innovation throughout The Hague and thus contributes to an attractive living and working environment for the residents, companies and visitors.

The Problem​ we are trying to solve is that there is a lack of awareness amongst visitors and residents when it comes to the data that is being collected on the boulevard through sensors, such as motion and noise level, placed by the Hague Municipality in the area of Scheveningen. Our goal​ is to create a smart object that is able to react to the user input in order to create awareness amongst the aforementioned target group, concerning data collection, by encouraging curiosity and interaction in a playful manner. ​Our design vision​ is to help in creating a more comfortable future based on transparency between the Municipality and the people. Due to the 14 million visitors that Scheveningen is receiving annually, our target group is diverse. Including any nationality, but especially Europeans, and any age group from 7 years old and upwards.

University	The Hague University of Applied Sciences Innovation & Technology
Project type	Semester choice – Smart Objects (2nd year, part of study)
Students	Timo Bega David Kabelitz Tudor Grecu Andres Vasquez

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