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Xu Yongchuan Alan U071873X

Donna Samuel U077143M

Lasanthi Bandara U064620W

Ritchie Goenawan U064293L

THE TELEPHONE BOOTHThe Definitive Time Machine for Today’s Youths in

Singapore

HOW TO PRESERVE SINGAPORE’S CULTURAL HERITAGE

THROUGH ICONIC LOCATIONS GIVEN RAPID URBANIZATION?

Tech-savvyTech-savvy Hectic LivesHectic Lives PragmaticPragmaticWhy are they NOT interested in Local Heritage?

Time constraintSee culture as not interesting or relevant

Solution must BESTATE-OF-THE-

ART

Solution must NOT be

TIME CONSUMING

Solution must HAVE

FUN & INCENTIVES

A Telephone Booth that transports YOU across time through an immersive experience with motion

interactivity

LCD ScreenLCD Screen

SingTel PayphoneSingTel

PayphoneMotion Sensor hidden behind

screen

Motion Sensor hidden behind

screen

Lit Dome when

occupied

Lit Dome when

occupied

‘Cracked Ground’‘Cracked Ground’

3 TECHNOLOGIES

FOR AN IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING

EXPERIENCE

3 TECHNOLOGIES

FOR AN IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING

EXPERIENCE

‘Full Surround’™ audio-visual immersion incorporated with

Microsoft ‘Natal’ motion sensors & voice activation technology

Closest experience to time-travellingPayphone = Prior User Experience + Symbolic Link to Past Sensor Tech (‘Natal’) Image compatible with Gen-Y Youth

RATIONALE

BENEFITS

IMPORTANC

E

Appealing experienceConveniencePlay as you learn

IMPACT OF PROPOSED TECHNOLOGYChange the cultural education landscape

Before 1819Before 1819 During 1819During 1819

During 1840During 1840During 1952During 1952

Immersed in the hustle and bustle of Clarke Quay as a Trading HubImmersed in the hustle and bustle of Clarke Quay as a Trading Hub

Key Event: Raffles refuse to move business sector to ‘new’ Keppel HarbourKey Event: Raffles refuse to move business sector to ‘new’ Keppel Harbour

Why Clarke Quay Riverside?

Hip and favourite place for Gen

Y-ers

Dramatic change over the years

Physical Context

Let Clarke Quay speak for itself

External noise filtered

Social Context

Focus on the activities

Cultural Context

Technology link to target user

WHAT DID OUR INTERVIEWEES SAY?

ImmersiveImmersive

InnovativeInnovative Not Time-ConsumingNot Time-

Consuming

Type of technology that Gen Y is comfortable with

1

Edutainment2

Make heritage more relevant through multisensory experience

3

NO SOLUTION IS EVER PERFECT

Booth ‘Hogging’1

Imperfect Voice Input Detection

2

Limited coverage of all segments of target group

3

Expensive to build and maintain

4

Thank you for your attention!

Any Questions?

SUPPLEMENTARY SLIDES

Vandalism?

National Archive of Singapore

Technician

Vandalism? Faulty?

Maintenance and

management

Contribution of data Device

Media Development Authority

Authorization/

Approval

Museums

Friendly help!

Capital Investment

Tourist

Local

Users

Education/Public good

Wow!

What a rich culture Singapore

has!

Conceptual design : Who is affected

Government

User

Device

Animation

720 Degree curved LCD screen

Voice-recognition System Motion sensors

displays

Parts of

Narration