Working in groups of 4/5, prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype for an internet appliance(s) that will meaningfully enhance communities through connectivity. Image Credit: ...more

Using a co-design process, study a stakeholders home and identify an opportunity to augment an analog object and transform it into an ‘internet appliance’. Develop an experience prototype to demons...more

Build an 'internet appliance' to remotely monitor and support a plant's growth. Develop a working prototype (a form is not required) to demonstrate your concept using the Particle platform.

Working in groups of 4/5, realize a future vision for a 'technology enhanced studio' where internet appliances enhance the learning experiences of tomorrow.

Consider the responsibilities and ethics of a social object. You should examine the tensions between a viable business model (monitization) and consumer trust and confidence in your product. You w...more

Design networked interactions between two or more devices. You will be asked to imagine a series of devices that will be shared between people (e.g. a couple, a family, co-workers) or a community. ...more

Design an ambient or embodied interface that represents intimate, personal, or shared data without a screen through movement, light or sound. You should negotiate issues of abstraction, ambiguity a...more

Identify an opportunity to augment an analog object and transform it into an ‘internet appliance’. Develop a working prototype (a form is not required) to demonstrate your concept.

Prototype an interesting, unusual, experimental or downright weird micro-service that uses a voice- or chat-based approach.

Build a simple but useful personal me-bot that you can talk through through SMS

Realize a future vision for a 'technology enhanced bedroom' where internet appliances enhance the experiences of tomorrow.

Develop a critical proposal for a near future issue around the IoT. Design and propose an enchanted object. It must delight, surprise and be lovable, but should never be used by anyone, ever. Showc...more

Prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype of a product for connected intimacy. Image Credit: Daniel sher

Design an ambient notification that evokes an 'emotional gesture'. Prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype of an ambient object that presents online data in a physical space and...more

Make a quick hack for your home using the Particle platform. Here’s the twist: the solution should be personalised, but not to you. Choose someone else in your home - a housemate, a partner, or a f...more