PROJECT 2: FUN[K]TIONAL MACHINE-EXPERIENTIAL SCULPTURE

Ideas are'born' as simple as'joining' two words together.( defined keywords). This will be the initial idea for functional 'machine' , experiential sculpture. This will be based on how we express our keywords and understanding design principles and elements of composition and illustrate how does the machine works in a series of drawings in an A2 size landscape format presentation.

The keyword I got was INFO-FEEDER.

These are some of my idea development slides..

FINAL BOARD

IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I GOT THE WORD INFO-FEEDER, I SAT DOWN I START THINKING ON HOW I WANT TO INTERPRET THE WORD IN A DIFFERENT WAY, INSTEAD OF THINKING IT IN A SIMPLE WAY WHICH IS A MACHINE THAT FEED PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION, I SPLIT THE WORLD INTO TWO AND WROTE DOWN THE MEANING FOR EACH WORD.

INFO: INFORMATION IS THE RESULT OF PROCESSING, MANIPULATING & ORGANIZING DATA IN A WAY THAT ADDS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON OR OBJECT RECIEVING IT.

FEEDER: TRANSPORTATION LIKE FEEDER BUS.

THEN, I PUT MYSELF IN A SITUATION AS A USER, WHAT KIND OF MACHINE DO I WANT? WHAT IS USEFUL DURING THIS SITUATION? WHAT IS MORE PRACTICAL?

PERSONALLY, I AM A PERSON WHO LOVES TRAVELLING AND SO DOES MANY OTHER PEOPLE TOO BUT BECAUSE OF THIS COVID-19 PANDEMIC WE ARE UNABLE TO GO TO PLACES LIKE AIRPORTS BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN AS AN INTERNATIONAL INTERCHANGE SPOT SO THE RISK OF GETING COVID-19 IS VERY HIGH IF WE GO PLACES LIKE THAT, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT KIND OF PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD GATHERED IN ONE PLACE. SO WITH THE KEYWORD I HAD, I CAME OUT WITH AND IDEA ON DESIGNING A MACHINE THAT CAN SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

I DESIGNED A MACHINE(VEHICLE) THAT IS S FOR THE AIRPORT. IT WORKS AS A MINI BUGGY RIDE THAT WILL SEND PASSANGERS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTURE HALL OR WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO IN THE AIRPORT. THE MOMENT YOU STEP IN THE VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM WILL START SCANNING YOUR PASSPORT TO IDENTIFY WHERE YOU ARE HEADING TO AND IT WILL HELP YOU AUTO CHECK IN, IT WILL ALSO TRNASFER ALL YOUR INFORMATION TO THE RESPECTIVE AIRLINES IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE FLIGHT TICKETS, THIS IS WHERE THE INFORMATION PART PLAYS ITS ROLE, GIVING BOTH PARTIES INFORMATION. IT WILL ALSO SCAN THE PASSANGERS AND LAGGUAGE BAGS AS WELL BECAUSE AFTER THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY DROP THE PASSANGER TO THEIR DEPARTURE HALL, THE VEHICLE WILL DIRECTLY MOVE TO THE BAGGAGE DROP OFF AREA AND SEND THE PASSANGER'S LAGGUAGE AS WELL, SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ON CARRYING PLENTY OF BAGS AND WALKING FROM ON END TO ANOTHER END JUST TO DO ALL THESE PROCEDURE. THE MACHINE ALSO HAVE OTHER FEATURES SUCH AS GIVING YOU SOME TRAVELLING TIPS LIKE SOME SHORT LANGUAGE CLASS, FOOD TO TRY OUT, PLACES TO VISIT, ENTERTAINMENT SUCH AS GAMES, MUSIC, VIDEO CLIPS, SHOPPING, IT WILL DISPLAY ALL THE SHOPS THAT THE AIRPORT HAVE SO YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYTHING ONLINE AND THE VEHICLE WILL DROP BY THE SHOP AND COLLECT YOUR ITEMS. EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE JUST BY SITTING IN THE POD, SO IT REALLY HELPS US AS ALL OF US NEED SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

THIS PROJECT IS REALLY INTERESTING AS IT TAUGHT ME TO UNDERSTAND CERTAIN WORDS IN A DIFFERENT WAY. SOME WORDS WHEN IT IS PLACED TOGETHER IT MIGHT FORM ANOTHER WORD WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING. NOT ONLY THAT, THIS PROJECT HAD ALSO TAUGHT ME HOW TO USE SKETCHUP TO SHOW CASE WHAT I WANT, EVENTHOUGH I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT IT AS I'VE JUST STARTED LEARNING BUT AS TIME PASSES, I CAN KIND OF GET THE GRIP OF IT. I AM GLAD THAT THIS PROJECT GAVE ME SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. ONE PROBELM I FACED WAS ACTUALLY THE LIMITED TIME ON LEARNING SKETCHUP, WE ONLY GET ONE LECTURE ON HOW TO USE SKETCHUP AND THE REST WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT OURSELVES AND I REALLY FIND IT VERY TOUGH TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING ALONE AND THE TIMING IS SO LIMITED AND I COULDNT SPEND SO MUCH TIME TO ABSORB AND TRULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE SKETCH UP. SO FOR MY ASSIGNMENT 2, I COULDN'T REALLY SHOW MUCH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I FACED.

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