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Haulout is an inexpensive, easy to make, use, and clean system to aid in seal recoveryat the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre as well as other aquaticmammal rehabilitation centres. It is made almost entirely of recycled materials that cancontinue to be recycled when it is time to replace them.The haul is made up of machine cut pieces of HDPE plastic that can be assembled into afl oating platform which can be expanded for larger seals. The seals can use this platformto rest out of the water as well as warm up. This is an activity that seals often do in the wildthat is diffi cult to facilitate in quarantine tanks such as those at the MMR.

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Fusion restaurants lack a set of cutlery that can complement their passion for mixing different cultural flavours, eclectic environment and bold sense of dining. 

Fusion food has been widely popular in its own way that people want to experience a different environment that can offer to stimulate their senses – from environment, taste and experience. alternative to the old, boring foods. Diner’s palates and taste-buds are changing rapidly.  

People get out more, travel more and as a result, there is an influx of inspirations and curiosity that drives the popularity of fusion foods as an alternative to regular dining. There is now the exotic, the weird, the unimaginable. 

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Not Alone is a game about social interaction and urban exploration. It seeks to be a truly social gaming experience by transforming the urban landscape into a virtual game world, in which players interact in person in order to play the game. This project is meant to reduce social isolation within cities by gamifying the act of being social - the game rewards social interactivity and encourages random occurances of social interaction. This gameplay based on social interactivity is framed within a virtual game world that uses real life locations in the city to provide objectives for players to complete together, and provide incentive for players to explore their city.

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System design for extend the value of historical reclaimed material.

Moving Vancouver towards a zero waste future is going to require changing behaviours and changing the system. In order to reach the target of reducing landfill waste 50% by 2020,changing behaviour will be mandatory - to do deconstruction rather than demolition. Which leads to another question, what can we do other than sending salvage material to recycle center? Each house has its own story, to build up the rich history for Vancouver and continue the store. We need to transform waste into something valuable. 

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ShowerPro

A product & app that encourages water conservation at home by tracking usage and initiating behavior change.

The ShowerPro comes in a package consisting user-friendly app for smart phones and an intelligent monitoring showerhead. This intelligent monitoring showerhead collects data and transmits wirelessly to your app. If you have install more than one showerhead in your house, a single app can also pick up data from more than one intelligent monitoring showerhead in your house. ShowerPro hopes you will enjoy your shower and have an amazing experience with "ShowerPro".

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With the combination of global usage of the internet and the constantly growing popularity of social media and platforms, the way people read and learn about one another has drastically changed over the last ten years. Digital photography and printing has opened up a wide spectrum of new forms of communicating. Words are in many instances no longer the main medium to communicate and preserve stories. As we are becoming a more and more visual culture able to read and interpret visual information, the traditional way of biographic story telling might no longer be the best way.

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Väärtus is about value and pride. Arthritis is a problem occurring with our aging population; the need for medical aids to perform everyday tasks is apparent. Current assistive devices are clumsy, undependable, impermanent, poorly made, unhelpful and ugly. People who require aids don’t want to use them. Vaartus is the opportunity to bridge the gap between what is currently available and the demand set out by a modern aging audience seeking value and independence. 

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The Head Vs. Heart is a series of interactive objects about depression. The purpose of this project is encourage an open discourse about depression by giving transparency to invisible symptoms, thereby promoting a better understanding of the condition and dispelling stigma.

Through satire, the body of work represents direct and literal interpretations of common advice given to those who are depressed. Posing as familiar accessories, each object reveals a hidden quality which speaks to the characterizations of depression, in appearance, experience, and tactility.

For more, visit: www.theheadvsheart.com

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If you are an international student study in Emily Carr, you have recently graduated and you have chosen to stay in Canada for your future career. Standing at the beginning of an exciting career, what are the steps you need to take in order to work in Canada, or to find a suitable job?

This project “E-Work” intend to help international students gain a better understanding of work¬ing in Canada in order to ensure that their job search is as successful as possible. Both guidebook and website will achieve this goal by providing a detailed look into the main aspects of the job search, starting from where to look for a job, to résumé-writing, to interviews, to the legal framework of working in Canada as an international student.