Hidden Networks: Über verborgene Ökosysteme in der Stadt

"Hidden Networks" is a collaborative project in the first semester of the Master's program. Divided into four groups, the students are tasked with designing mobile digital stations, employing Raspberry Pis as the primary device for the project. Each of the four projects focus on themes of cohabitation and ecology within an urban context. The stations are located at various public venues throughout the inner city of Mainz. Participants could come to the hotspot station and connect their phones to the Wi-Fi network to explore the different projects. These encompassed games, motion tracking, and informative websites, showcasing a diverse range of coding, illustration, and design techniques. The stations were opened from April 25th to May 10th 2024.

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The four stations

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Matters in Motion: Exploring Urban Collectives

Matters in Motion – A project aimed at raising awareness and critically questioning the design of urban spaces and their impact on climate change. Over 10 slides, questions are selected from a catalog and posed to the users, which they must answer for themselves.

A camera records the movement in the space where the users are located. The movement in the space reveals the underlying layer, creating a new, abstract cityscape.

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