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The brief

In this workshop with London-based artist and interaction designer Jason Bruges (https://www.jasonbruges.com/), 25 to 30 students on a first come first served basis will be able to participate in groups (of 5-6 students each) and explore designing with VR technologies . At least 1 student from each group should be in Edinburgh so that to have access to equipment and VR on-site training. We will explore Virtual Reality (VR) technology and other techniques to approach site analysis and design from afar.

This is a collaboration among Jason Bruges, the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), Design Informatics and uCreate of the University of Edinburgh. While we are still in the midst of the pandemic we will address the implications of the pandemic for interaction design beyond going back to what was perceived as normal. We will focus on the Edinburgh Futures Institute Building of the University of Edinbrugh.

General info

  • The workshop will take place in a hybrid form, both online and at the DI Studio.
  • We will provide the students a variety of material to work with: photographic renders, architectural drawings and VR environments.
  • uCreate will be providing VR training and technical support during the workshop.
  • 12 VR Oculus Quest headsets have been reserved for the students participating at uCreate for them to pick up.

Design focus

  • Design hybrid spaces that encourage a feel of home and a sense of community even when members of the academic community are remote.
  • Bring the students and staff members who are on the campus and the online student and staff community together.
  • Create a physical feel of the building online or a virtual feel of the building to the physical space.
  • Combine the remote and the physical.
  • Capture the history and memories of the building, links with the community heritage.

Design aims

  • Our design should be informative but playful.
  • We will use Virtual Reality technology and other methods in the site analysis and the design process.
  • An installation which can adapt and used for multiple purposes and different groups of users.
  • Good aesthetics and design coordinated with the architecture of the EFI building.
  • Displaying meaningful data in a playful way.

 

 

 

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