Center for Experimental Media Arts

A new media lab at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology. The lab has been generously supported and funded by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.

Play Revolution Design Group

Aata Aata Horaata (Play Play Revolution) is a system complex and dynamic ecosystem, driven by the need for after-school safe havens for play and learning for children from urban-poor communities.

Field-research was carried out, using participatory design methods that included mapping tools and disposable cameras as cultural probes, to elicit candid conversations about the world the children inhabit.

The design of the space incorporates the core ideas of: Craft, safe spaces, community cooperatives, alternative currencies, and technology as an empowering and enabling agent.

The design of Aata Aata Horaata builds social interaction and community through alternative currencies, personal portable play-pods and an e-portal that facilitates responsible social and economic networks.

Core Ideas & Research insights

Sustainability
Composting and biofuel
Solar energy as ways of powering

Wisdom of the Hand
Using hand made craft making processes

User Group

Ages: 8- 16 years

Where are they from?
Bypanahalli, Vyalikaval, Wahab Gardens, Sanyasigunte (urban slums in Bangalore)

Research Process

Research Methods

1.Visit to the regional craft center and local craft markets

2.Interviews with the slum community children

3.Spatial Mapping Activity

4.Group discussions with the slum community (facilitators, ngo, slum community representatives)

5.Workshops that ran parallel which tested our insights

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