Creative Ecologies III

First draft of the app - "Culture Me" - Giving the user a personalised choice of what topics they want to learn about the culture so they aren't over loaded with things they have no interest in. - Potentially can sync the events, festivals, historical events to their phone calendars and show notifications of what happened on the day. 

4 Scenarios  1 - Using the classroom/ curriculum as a pathway for change 2 - Festivals/ public events that celebrate culture  3 - Going to a family gathering but know next to nothing about your own culture 4 - Visiting the temple/ community space Prototype/ Solution 1 & 2 = An event that educates and creates awareness. A true experience that is informative yet interactive.  3 & 4 = A digital platform that has easy access to information and knowledge around a specific culture. This could also be led by a poster campaign that creates an awareness of how there is a sense of disconnect. 

What is the current pre-condition? We as individuals are losing our sense of belonging and roots through generations.  " Many think that if this trend keeps going on, the global diversity of  culture  identity will be lost forever. Societies think globalization is a big threat as the young generation is sweeping away with different cultures mostly adapting the culture of western style, which unfortunately  worry  the societies as they think it will affect their culture and also won't take time is the disappearance of their cultures and values they follow." " Despite the differences in language and culture, my university always come up with initiatives that cater to all nationalities. It creates an atmosphere that accepts and respects different cultures. Skyline, being one of the best universities in UAE, prove that globalization and culture differences are not a hindrance to creating a community where people from all corners of the world can co-exist harmo...

Asked some friends/colleagues what motivates them to use/install an app and these are the following replies: - If it's free - Good reviews - If they actually need it - interactive (quiz or a daily fact) - connects people - Inclusive of nearby events that can be attended - easy to use/navigate "I personally consider apps like an electronic tool. So if there's no use or gain from it, I wouldn't download it. If I just wanted to read about different cultures I'd Google search."  - Waverly (Primary research) "I like to compare/relate. So how would it actually compare/relate to what I'm already used to?" I have tried searching online for an app about "learning about culture" and the following came up - The Google Arts & Culture app : After downloading it myself I thought it would ask me to put in what I'm interested in but it use my google account profile instead (not sure how I feel about that). It came up with some...