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saam

saam helps lonely people to alleviate the feeling of loneliness

Loneliness in old age, with an estimated eight million affected in Germany, is not only a current problem but will also become an increasingly relevant problem in the future due to demographic change. The antidote to loneliness is social reintegration and the creation of new social networks. At the user’s own dining table, saam provides a social space for people suffering from loneliness and gives them the opportunity to get to know and maintain social contacts – despite physical distance – and to build up a sustainable social network and environment by inviting other affected people to join each other’s meals digitally.

UniversityUniversity of Applied Sciences Darmstadt
Project typeteam project
StudentsMatthias Dietrich
Tobias Dossinger
Helene Lehmann
Isabel Mahnken

Extra information

https://imd.mediencampus.h-da.de/projekt/saam/

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Ethics Compass

More diversity, please! The Ethics Compass, an interactive workshop concept, helps to foster diversity and inclusion in the context of tech

Whenever we design or develop something, there will be someone on the other side who will use our product or service in the end. Do we want those people to feel discriminated by our work? No! But there are still lots of bad examples out there that do discriminate against people. And in most cases this discrimination could be avoided. The graduation project Ethics Compass is an interactive workshop concept that was initially created to foster and encourage diversity and inclusion in the context of Artificial Intelligence. However, the concept can be extended to technology (also IoT) and design in general and is relevant for everyone who works (or will work) in the design/tech industry. With the Ethics Compass we want to sensitize everyone, who is involved in the creation process of a tech product or service, where possible discrimination has its origin and what we need to change in order to avoid it and foster diversity instead.

UniversityUniversity of Applied Sciences Darmstadt
Project typegraduation
StudentsJulia Metzmaier
Jessica Hammer
(Jessi is not taking part in the IoT Talent Award but we did this together)

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The Butterfly in the Room

A Meditation about More-Than-Human-Centered Design

The Butterfly in the Room takes visitors on a journey through the hidden networks of actors that surround us all. It was created with the intention to serve as an object for discourse on more-than-human design, to give designers the opportunity to explore the subject and related consequences of their own design. The project deals with the question of how the invisible networks of actors are influenced by human design and how these consequences and the networks themselves can be made visible. Based on the previous research project, Entangled Interfaces, a network of actors surrounding an unnamed Internet Of Things (IoT) device was explored and analyzed.

UniversityHochschule Darmstadt
University of Applied Science Darmstadt, h_da
Project typeGraduation project
StudentsMaximilian Brandl
Philipp Kaltofen

Extra information

See the project website: https://butterfly.brandlmax.com

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BeepMeep

a system of rings, which allows couples to harmonize auditory and emotionally in togetherness

For expectant parents who want to relax and have fun in the stress of everyday life, BeepMeep is an interactive entertainment system that enables the pregnant couple to create harmonies together in an easy and playful way with closeness and touch. By putting on the two rings per partner, both of actively take part in using the system.

Now it’ s time for the fun to begin.
BeepMeep reacts to the movement and distance of the partners from each other. Depending on how you move, how fast and in which direction, the resulting sound changes. In interaction, both partners can now create sounds that unite to form melodies. Further tones are added as soon as the couple starts to touch each other. Touches open up a further level of tones and also a further level of perception for the couple. With BeepMeep, the intense experience of physical interaction can now also be perceived auditory.

UniversityHochschule Darmstadt
University of Applied Sciences
Interactive Media Design
Project type4th semester minor project
StudentsAli Haidari
Gloria Maksimovi
Nini Parlagaschwili
Han Tran

Extra information

The touch of the partner is evaluated by so-called galvanic skin response sensors and converted into sounds. The Galvanic Skin Response method measures the conductivity of the skin based on moisture. In this way, the sensations of the partner are recorded by changes in the resistance of the skin and converted into sounds.

Using motion sensors and Bluetooth Low Energy, further data on the conversion of closeness and movement into sounds is determined.

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AMON

A modular system for autistic children

Individuals on the autistic spectrum have difficulty learning processes as a whole, as this requires high cognitive performance. These are everyday processes for neurotypical (non-autistic) people – like brushing your teeth. To counteract this and to support autistic children, Amon sets out to aid children in the developmental stage of their pre-school years. It is a modular system that offers parents and autistic children support in learning individual processes as part of their everyday life. Sequences of actions are divided into individual steps and the child is guided towards independent and structured learning. The learning process is aided by visually highlighting the different steps of a process with illuminated “Pucks”. The Pucks can be applied to objects individually in order to make them intelligent and helpful. Pictograms on a so-called “Fixed Point” provide additional safety for autistic children and visually signal at which step in the learning process they currently are. A “Base” is provided especially for the parents to reflect the child’s successes and learning progress.

UniversityHochschule Darmstadt
University of Applied Sciences
Interactive Media Design
Project typeBachelor Thesis
StudentsLisa-Marie Rosendorff
Marie A.C. Steinbrügge

Extra information

The Project has been awarded in 2019 with the Dörte-Wörner Innovation Prize.

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Bachelor Thesis Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design Delft University of Technology graduation project individual project Minor project Northumbria University post graduation Team project The Hague University of Applied Sciences Umea University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt University of Twente