Imagining the future of Mixed

Realities

An Educational Design Project by Jonathan Bélisle

http://www.helloarchitekt.com http://www.wuxiathefox.com

A preferable future

In 2005 I had a complex dream about 2060 … It was a dream about the ecological future and how to make sure kids would be more contemplative, calmer, enjoying reading paper books in 2060 and finding more meaningful usages to the technologies surrounding them instrad of getting distracted by them.

A trilogy of phenomenas

Nature Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Natural Ecosystems Disorder

HomeostasisNarratives & Interactions to protect the

biosphere in the 21st century

A film that you readA Continuous Voice Recognition and Camera Vision iPad App paired with a Physical Illustrated Book.

Stories and Interactive Scenes unfold as the user reads.

First phase - 2014/2017

An ecosystem of (calm) connected narrative objectsAmulets, Symbolic Tiles, Bracelets, Masks allow the user to discover

new story worlds and new forms of interactions (musical creation & StoryMaking). The connected objects can also be shared collectively

in events or while walking.

Second Phase - 2017/2019

Augmented Spaces Spatial Storytelling, Sensory Rooms & Soundscapes

Third phase - 2017/2018

A Story & Experience Management SystemMulti-user, Multi-Media, Multi-Environments,

multi-devices, multi-sensory

Walkable FilmsFourth phase - 2018/2020

Physical ComputingThe future of Cinema is Embodied Cinema

The Connected World Compas

The AI revolution Compass

Key Design Principles of Wuxia

The Mixed Realities Rainbow: From Ocular Centric to Full Body experiences

The IoT opportunity

Calm Computing

Promoting a calmer & less ocular centric computing (less screens, no helmets) era to augment Human

Interactions that stimulate all senses, ignite deep cognition and arouse

imaginations.

Wearable Computing is Not Calm Technology, Yet

Big Think. May 22, 2014, by Mike Merrill

"Technology shouldn't require all of our attention, just some of it, and only when necessary." Certainly, wearables are failing at being a Calm Technology.

Another issue with wearables is their incessant need for our attention: it’s less the unobtrusive ideal of “put it on and forget it” and more a flashback to your worst

Tamogotchi nightmare. The user has to spend a considerable amount of time dealing with the device itself and with the data it produces. Each has its own app sending you alerts

and constant software updates.

Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention

Technology should inform and create calm

Technology should make use of the periphery

Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity

Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak

The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem

Technology should respect social norms

Principles of Calm Technology

Guidelines for Creativity

• Distributed, Ambient & Pervasive Interaction Design • Story Design intersects with Computational Design • Data Driven Practices • Spatial Storytelling • SoundScapes

More contemplationless distractions, less divided attention

The Mindful Designerand the persuasion design community

Storymaking & DreamweavingImmersive & Participative

Experience Architecture Services, Multi-Sensory Narratives, Connected Objects Development, Augmented

Space & Ambient Interactions Orchestration

wuxiathefox.com + noemtoys.com + iotheatre.co

Create with our Immersive & Participative Storytelling framework

jbelisle@helloarchitekt.com / @wuxia