Spent a week on at an OpenIoT design sprint hosted by Mozilla and the University of Dundee in Anstruther, Scotland. The themes that emerged were around connectivity (or lack thereof), user research, and working with local communities:
- Fisheries Museum (community home)
- Farmers (clever countryside)
- Teens (covert communication)
Here’s a quick overview of the project descriptions and some photos of the prototypes. My apologies for the quality of the photos; they were snapped on my phone for some quick documentation. You’ll find more (and likely better) photos on Twitter, Instagram, and the participants’ blogs. (Search for OpenIoT and Anstruther.)
ATLIN
Haarmonic
Note: Haar is local parlance for an intense fog.
Future Folklore
The Internet of Forgotten Things
More info about the Forgotten Internet of Things are available over at Invisible Flock.
Bubble
Invisible Bearing
The Balcaskie Field Collection
Colour Harvest
Fisherman’s IoT
You can find a bit more thinking around Fisherman’s IoT here on this blog.
Haar
Agrigator
Made Near You
More info (and better images) around Made Near You are available at Designswarm.
