SiD

Project Description

A home-scale projector equipped with a camera, controller and virtual games that will be used as a life-size immersive social platform to facilitate interactions between people around the world.

Problem

How might we ease social isolation in a way that emulates real-life social gatherings?

Insights

We found that it is hard to to communicate to others that are not with you when FaceTiming or on zoom-calls. They felt that only seeing someones head and shoulders doesn't make it feel like we are together. We also found that people do not just want to talk and see each other, they want to play games, dance, and even meet new people.

Solutions

We came up with a device that will project on any wall to make the screen view larger, therefore people can be life size and make it feel more interactive with others. We attached a camera so the other users can see you as well. There is a remote that can detach from the device so you can change settings, meet new people, and also play fun interactive games.