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Food Stickers

Morten Winther — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:54:27 +0000

Abstract–Food Stickers is a digital concept deployed in the physical shopping situation of the supermarket, which aims at facilitating dialogue between children (3-6 years) and their parents about the origin of food products. The concept has been developed from a user-centered approach for FDB to promote their core values and increase the member activity in the organisation. Food Stickers is present on two platforms targeting children: In-store touch screens as well as a booklet for stickers earned from completing assignments in the supermarket. This paper describes the development process of the concept and discusses the design from theoretical perspectives. Furthermore, business aspects of the concept is presented and possible risks are identified.

Statistical Schemes

Morten Winther — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:52:51 +0000

Article about the the use of statistical schemes in a study advisory setting. Exam paper in “IT in Organizations – A practice approach” course

INVESTIGATING THE USE OF STATISTICAL SCHEMES IN A STUDY ADVISORY OFFICE SETTING:
Working Towards Implications for Further Development

Morten Winther Larsen
IT University of Copenhagen
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
mwla@itu.dk

Abstract—This paper sets out to imply areas to be
considered in order to improve the statistical scheme
used in the Study and Career Advisory Office at the
IT University of Copenhagen. Through theoretical
perspectives from pragmatism, the consequences of
using classifications systems in a study advisory office
setting is discussed. Five key factors are identified
and should be taken into consideration in the further
development of the scheme.

atistical schemes, study advising, classification,
transformation processes, documentation

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Playful Prayers

Morten Winther — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:52:43 +0000

Vision–The vision of our concept “Playful Prayers” is to bring attention to the presence of the church as an integrated part of the city area through playful interaction with the physical building and by the use of light and sound. By encouraging citizens to engage in a playful activity within the church area, we wish to expand the message of the church to reach outside the physical walls of the building. We would like to thank Stefanskirken at Nørrebrogade for allowing us to use their church as our playground.

Description–Playful Prayers begins in the trees in front of the church, where telephone receivers hang from the branches. The receivers are luring people through whispers like “Hey! Over here! I am just hanging here, pick me up, please!”. The receivers enable the users to record their own personal prayer for Nørrebro.

The concept fully outplays on the walls of the church. After users have recorded their prayers, random bricks will light up, to represent them. They can then go and press the brick to hear their prayer out loud. Initiating other bricks will either start other people’s prayers or play background music for the prayers. Thereby, the users can listen to each other’s prayers and at the same time play around with them, to make different samples. It is also possible to just start by playing with the bricks, without recording a prayer.

Individual reflections, exam paper, Designing Digital Play, Course, IT University of Copenhagen

Trailerpark Festival

Morten Winther — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:48:48 +0000

Tweaking and optimizing of Trailerpark Festival website. Trailerpark Festival is an art and musical festival hosted by Artrebels

Focus on aesthetics, experience, usability and social media.

+ Aesthetic tweaks
+ Social media integration
+ “Buy Tickets” integration
+ Dynamic and rotating top-banner
+ Back-end cateogory optimizing
+ Use of small icons to support overview
+ Cross-Browser compability

Mediation of transit

Morten Winther — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:52:45 +0000

Abstract–Places of transit affects our senses in a different ways. Through the use of mobile phones, we try to alter our senses when walking through Nørreport Station, a busy transit hub in the center of Copenhagen. We reflect upon how the perception of our surroundings and filtering of impressions is influenced by this changed way of looking at the world and relate our observations to relevant pieces of art.

Exam project in a course about digital aesthetics about how the mobile phone mediates our experience of our physical surroundings. Focusing on the auditory and visual functionalities in the phones two experiments on Nørreport Station were conducted, Copenhagen.

Auditory Narrative

We connected the protagonist with a narrator by regular dial-up functionalities from mobile phones. The protagonist would use a headset to listen to the narrator’s voice. The narrator would then walk just a few meters behind the protagonist, hence being able to comment on the exact environment and surroundings. We worked with different types of auditory input from the narrator: In one of them the narrator would comment on the surroundings with a neutral attitude towards other people and the physical environment (e.g. odours, buses, and crosswalks). In a different setup the narrator would tell the walk as a fictional story, a kind of fairy tale, where the narrator could interpret the surroundings (e.g. people being imagined as trolls, princesses, and trains being huge dragons).

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Visual Reproduction

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In one situation the protagonist got so embedded into the mixture of realities that he was not able to detect which reality was real and which one was the past. In the past video a bus has crossed the pedestrian crossing, that the protagonist was currently crossing. The inability to detect the real from the past scarred the protagonist, and made him afraid that he was going to get hit by the bus from the past.

The awareness of the visual aspects of the transit space, was explored by focusing on how we experienced following a route determined by another person. The first person, the protagonist, had to walk around while recording the route with a mobile phone camera. For a second person to be able to see the video while filming his own route we manufactured a holder for two phones that allowed one of the phones to show a video and the other one to record. By using this holder the protagonist’s recording became a guide for the second person. Doing this, the protagonist became the narrator and the second person the protagonist. The second person was now experiencing two layers of reality simultaneously – one that had happened some minutes earlier and one layer which was present. Hereby the protagonist had to relate to both layers at the same time. Finally, a third person was giving the second person’s video and had to film his route as well.

The number is 47

Morten Winther — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:10:09 +0000

Personal poster, with words of objects and moods that are present in my home.

Karlsson Racing

Morten Winther — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:02:35 +0000

Karlsson Racing needed a logo and website that reflected the genre (speed, dirt, power!)

Krage [crow]

Morten Winther — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:53:14 +0000

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Location Tracking of Children

Morten Winther — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:30:12 +0000

Article about the possible future of location tracking of children in Denmark. Exam paper in “Mobile Media and Social IT” course

Location Tracking of Children in Denmark
A Tool for Safety or a Tool for Control?

Morten Winther Larsen
IT University of Copenhagen
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
mwla@itu.dk

Abstract—This paper sets out to predict a possible
implementation of tracking technologies as parental tools in
Danish families, as it is not yet a common phenomenon. Through
a qualitative focus group it examines the opinions of Danish
parents toward using location-based services to track children.
Despite already established practices of mobile phones in microcoordination,
the participants are skeptical of tracking
technologies, as they attach much importance to children’s
private lives.

Location-Based Technologies, Parenting Tools, Trust, Security,
Tracking Children, Mobile Phones, Modern Family Life

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Web: JustJunkies by DJ

Morten Winther — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:53:02 +0000

JustJunkies by DJ wanted a website that reflects the aesthetic values of their clothing – edgy, second-hand, polaroids!
The website was made together with Mia Stigsnæs

Visit justjunkies.dk