Urban Species Air Quality Unit
The Urban Species Air Quality unit visualises local air quality in a playful, narrative and aesthetic way. The data "becomes alive", so to say, through LED animation of an electronic species. The unit is adaptable by makers and communities to fit local needs.
Maker
Thomas Laureyssens
Thomas Laureyssens designs and researches games and interactive interventions for urban and semi-public spaces with the intention that they are inspirational or even transformative for the people and communities that engage with them. His PhD dissertation concerns how urban social technologies are appropriated and activated by local communities. He is involved in the action research group Urban Species (LUCA School of Arts & ULB), which creates and evaluates new methods and interactive tools for urban participation, funded by Innoviris.