Air quality is an inherently important aspect of both personal and environmental health. This is a problem that many Canadians struggle with due to proximity of industry to residential areas. The thesis of this project focuses on a community in Ontario, but other cities like Vancouver as well as communities near the tar sands could also benefit from this system. Ontario communities Aamjiwnaang and Sarnia are next door neighbours to Chemical Valley, Canada’s largest refinery of petrochemical...
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2012Blogject: a smart object - something that can not only passively collect information, but can also share it in a way that is useful and empowering for the user. Biking can be an intimidating activity to get into. This is partially because getting a properly fitted bike is expensive and complicated for the average user. By placing sensors in the back of the bike seat to help users correctly fit the top tube length and seat height of their bike - the two most important aspects of a...
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2011Partnered with a class from Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School. This school is geared towards children with learning differences. Through three co-creation sessions with the kids, it was decided to create a system in which students could tag objects around their schools and become the creators of a new language. Lots of these kids have problems expressing themselves verbally as well as through text, so it was decided to let them create their own new language with images. We were also...