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Futurecast for Interface
The children of today are the parents of the future. Growing up in an environment where social networking is vital, thoughts are contributed in motion and walls of privacy are fading these new families lives will be one large system of communication networks. They will hold a great sense of value in this interconnectivity without boundaries and the web of networks will touch each and every area of their lives. Would this not include their babies too?
The Networked Baby / Interconnectivity for the socially developing baby.
In the future it will become increasingly more important for parents to feel that their children are developing socially, making connections and plugging into the world of networking and a very early age. Playdates just will not cut it anymore. How can we allow our toddlers to create and develop connections virtually?
Social time for young children, particularly kids between 1 and 2, is as much a laboratory for experimentation and learning as it is a fun time to push toys around the room with a friend. When your little one has a play date, he learns from what the other child does, observes how he does it, and takes note of how the other child’s actions impact the environment in which they play.
Umie / A Community for Children
This networked community for children will allow them to foster and develop relationships in the digital realm. Umie is a highly networked doll that the child carries with them when they are interacting with other children in the park, on a stroll or on playdates. Information about the other child is transferred to little Umie and the two children are instantly connected in each others networks. When the child goes back to their own playroom they can continue play through the avenue of Umie. The "friends" appear as abstract forms that respond according to that specific child's interaction with their own Umie.
Umie
...connects babies to their friends
...allows them to play together virtually as a portal
...identifies the number of friends in the babie’s network
...morphs and responds based on the interaction of the friend and the number of friends in the network
...grows with the baby
Futurecast for Interface
The children of today are the parents of the future. Growing up in an environment where social networking is vital, thoughts are contributed in motion and walls of privacy are fading these new families lives will be one large system of communication networks. They will hold a great sense of value in this interconnectivity without boundaries and the web of networks will touch each and every area of their lives. Would this not include their babies too?
The Networked Baby / Interconnectivity for the socially developing baby.
In the future it will become increasingly more important for parents to feel that their children are developing socially, making connections and plugging into the world of networking and a very early age. Playdates just will not cut it anymore. How can we allow our toddlers to create and develop connections virtually?
Social time for young children, particularly kids between 1 and 2, is as much a laboratory for experimentation and learning as it is a fun time to push toys around the room with a friend. When your little one has a play date, he learns from what the other child does, observes how he does it, and takes note of how the other child’s actions impact the environment in which they play.
Umie / A Community for Children
This networked community for children will allow them to foster and develop relationships in the digital realm. Umie is a highly networked doll that the child carries with them when they are interacting with other children in the park, on a stroll or on playdates. Information about the other child is transferred to little Umie and the two children are instantly connected in each others networks. When the child goes back to their own playroom they can continue play through the avenue of Umie. The "friends" appear as abstract forms that respond according to that specific child's interaction with their own Umie.
Umie
...connects babies to their friends
...allows them to play together virtually as a portal
...identifies the number of friends in the babie’s network
...morphs and responds based on the interaction of the friend and the number of friends in the network
...grows with the baby