More than Urban uses the Luciole network of responsive, illuminated and connected public benches to champion a design-oriented approach that incorporates a number of technical, formal, social and ethical questions, normally thought to be completely separate issues, in a single framework. This experiment (ESBA TALM/Polytech Nantes) studies the impact of Luciole in terms of ambiance and use of space, and effect on the surrounding economic ecosystem.
Winner of the 2016 Call for Research Projects
Two partners:
- L’École Supérieure des Beaux Arts Tours Angers Le Mans
- Polytech Nantes
About the project
There is considerable scope for innovation in the field of street furniture thanks to major transformations taking place in metropolitan areas coupled with ubiquitous computing and connected objects. More than Urban uses the Luciole network of responsive, illuminated and connected public benches to champion a design-oriented approach that incorporates a number of technical, formal, social and ethical questions, normally thought to be completely separate issues, in a single framework. The project’s goal is to develop a prototype and conduct an experiment to study its impact, in terms of ambiance and use of space, and effect on the surrounding economic ecosystem, using a combination of data analysis and in situ observation. This cooperative project will provide the basis for a study into what drives innovation and the role of design in this process.
(c)CarolaMoujan/A43D Estudio
Prospects
In this phase of research, Luciole’s technical architecture and interactive scenario will be restructured with a view to creating a second prototype, for testing in situ and in vivo in France and Europe. These experiments will be used to validate and develop usage scenarios with the long-term aim of manufacturing the product and designing new systems.
Schedule
There are three stages to the project: design concept and technical design, production of a prototype, and testing. The current stage (design concept and technical design) involves five stages:
1: electronic and software design
2: contextual analysis
3: interaction design
4: electronic and software development, testing
5: lighting design
Contact
Carola Moujan (ESBA TALM) : carola.moujan@esba-angers.fr