New student projects on the topic of ‘consensus building’

The new academic year 2024/25 has begun and so ‘Uni in the Seestadt’ is back for another round! New computer science students will be working on exciting projects for aspern Seestadt over the next two semesters.

On Wednesday, 20 November 2024, students from the TU Wien ‘Design Thinking’ course will present their project ideas on the topic of ‘Consensus Building’ in aspern Seestadt between 16:30 and 19:00.

Visualisation for the ‘SeeStadt Speaks’ project, ©student group

Give spontaneous feedback on so-called ‘provocative props’ or take on a package of mini-tasks for a few days, a so-called ‘cultural probe’. This will help the students to further develop their projects.

We would like to invite you to visit us on Wednesday at aspern.mobil LAB and other locations in the Seestadt, to chat with the students about innovative project ideas and to give them feedback.

If you would like to secure one of the coveted ‘cultural probe’ packages in advance, please send an email to gerfried.mikusch@mobillab.wien!

Visualisation for the ‘Seestart’ project, ©student group

 

Information on the students’ projects

  • Eargarden: “The aim of our project is to create a visually interesting, tangible interface through which residents can express their opinions. By listening to other – agreeing and disagreeing – opinions from peers, we want to stimulate discussion and interest in the topics on offer.”
  • Keep Alive: “Keep Alive is about public participation and engagement. We want to help build consensus by creating a space or system that allows people in the Seestadt to share their thoughts, complaints, noises, ideas, hobbies, art, events, etc.’
  • ChoicePads: “The ChoicePads project is being developed to help the Seestadt community easily recognise noise pollution and display it on a map. The project uses ‘ChoicePads’ – pressure-sensitive plates that are installed at various locations in aspern Seestadt.”
  • Techsploration: Techsploration is an interactive playground concept designed to encourage collaboration, computational thinking and consensus-building skills in children.”
  • SeeStadt Speaks: SeeStadt Speaks proposes a network of small, interactive devices to be placed in public places where residents usually meet. These devices allow residents to record short voice notes on local topics such as park maintenance or ideas for events in the neighbourhood.”
  • Seestart: Seestart is a community project in aspern Seestadt in which residents work together to make public spaces greener. The main idea is a plant exchange station where people can take or give plants and at the same time vote on what types of plants and colours should be used in the public gardens of Seestadt.’
  • Public art installation: “Our team is proposing an interactive art installation in public space that is to be designed together with the public. Through a mix of interactive elements and collaborative artworks, residents will have the opportunity to contribute their preferences and ideas and vote on concepts (we are looking for better interaction) that best reflect their wishes for the Seestadt.”
  • Creative studios for teenagers: “We want to establish creative hubs for young people in the Seestadt. These hubs offer a variety of leisure activities such as music, dance and digital art. The dull grey walls in Seestadt can be brought to life through these hubs with exhibitions of art and dance performances.”