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2020 · Student work

Prototyping for Digital Futures

A BBC-sponsored brief to share the news using future technologies.

scentSource title slide with the logo beside a photo of laboratory glasswareInspiration slide: most people dislike their jobs, and studies show smells can boost productivity and moodSlide explaining that BBC notification sounds distract office workers, so smells could signal news articles insteadScent workshop slide with labelled scent bottles and smelling strips, listing six scents linked to BBC news articlesSlide showing the Moodo app-controlled diffuser as a model for a subtler office scent dispenserSlide explaining scentSource: a discreet dispenser that releases smells from BBC articles instead of sound alerts

Demonstration Video of the final prototype. Due to COVID-19 and a new lockdown across the country, we had to make this film instead of demonstrating our experience prototypes in an exhibition. So please excuse my living room!

Mood board image of a bright modern office kitchen with hanging plantsMood board image of natural materials in hexagons: wood, fibres, shells, bamboo and a pineappleMood board image: the Office Space film poster of a man covered in sticky notes under the line 'Work sucks'Mood board image: a weary office worker at a desk buried in paperwork, from the film Office SpaceMood board image of a smart plant pot holding a small orange treeDiagram of a plant microbial fuel cell, where bacteria around plant roots generate electricity to power a lightMood board image of a person sniffing a small white scent potMood board image of a woman smelling a perfume testing stripMood board image of red geraniums in a pot on a whitewashed cottage window ledgeMood board image of bored colleagues in an office meeting, from the TV series The OfficeMood board image of climbing plants on frames used as green room dividersMood board image of a stressed office worker clutching her head at a laptopMood board image of a woman relaxing on a sofa with a laptop