Topic Time!

Hi guys,

Hi Felipe, I hope you are feeling better!

To get us all on the same page I have summarised our topics below, have a think about each and bring your ideas Thursday night.

I think by the end of class we want to have a topic chosen and some research directions.

1) Service Service (complaintbook)

• A service that allows people to leave feedback relating to customer service they have experienced
• It provides information to companies who want to improve their customer service
• It provides information to consumers as to which companies to choose
• Similar to Choice http://www.choice.com.au/

2) Affordable Housing for Remote Communities

• A system that utilises advances in construction technology to provide affordable housing to remote communities
• Possibly using free labour, i.e. volunteers
• The idea of "Pop-up Factories" to make houses in the city where the labour and resources are and deliver them to remote communities
• Scalable to any region, whether remote or just across town

3) Living Streets

• A system that builds intelligence into city streets, manipulating traffic and accessibility to optimise the use of space
• An intelligent system that can analyse a number of variables such as weather, events, seasons, sales, etc to change the status of streets
• This allows for pedestrianised streets with increased public transport when the number of visitors is high, or allows cars when the number of pedestrians is low.
• Linked to a database that informs visitors, businesses, transport, cleaners, security etc.
• Have a look at this presentation, I haven't watched it all yet but it sounds interesting. http://www.ixda.org/resources/dan-hill-new-soft-city

Time to have a think about a direction and decide on a topic that will allow us to get the most out of this subject.

John