Exploration through Design

Community Thoughts on Exploration through Design...

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   VR 2020 by Artefact “As the first generation of virtual reality devices from different manufacturers starts hitting the market, what are the implications for enjoyment, productivity, social interactions, man-machine-interfaces, and health? How will opportunities within these areas help create a preferable future for both VR brands and their customers.”

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   The Future of Autonomous Emergency Response by Frog Design “In the future we need to connect emergency physicians with the patient as soon as possible using autonomous and virtual technologies. We could not only improve the response time of ambulances, but also get physician care to the patient immediately.”

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   Shift — The End of Texting and Driving? by ustwo “The project deals with the distractions involved in texting while driving. Using existing technology and targeting ordinary human behaviours, it brilliantly flips the problem on its head to place the responsibility on the sender, rather than the driver.”

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   What If We Could Rethink Digital Healthcare? by Fantasy Interactive “We believe that health, technology and infrastructure have reached a moment when real improvements can be made to the way people look for and access health care everyday. So we began to look at an aging system through the lens of progressive disruption to explore ’what if?’”

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   Automobility by Ideo “How different will tomorrow be from today? Stuff will get faster and cheaper. But our basic needs? We’re betting those stay the same—that humans will still need to sleep, to eat, to work, and to move from place to place. That last part is what we’re interested in here. What happens to mobility in the next 15 years? Let’s go for a ride and find out.”