In this project I wanted to explore agency. Concept: We seldomly forget to give our pets food after a long day of work as they usually vocalize when they need something. What if our plants “barked” at us the way our pets do? We can take this idea of producing sound in correspondence to their bioemissions and make it more speculative.
For example, when a plant is low on water and it falls in between a low range, this can trigger the command for the plant to vocalize the line “I’m hungry I need food!” and we can create an algorithm that works in a communicative way therefore giving the plant its own language. This could create another level of depth between plants and humans as we are able to be alerted of their needs and it simulates interaction in which humans are able to empathize with more and understand.
Below is a speculative comedy video I made that can represent this concept in everyday life.
After creating a video visual around how this concept could come to life, I wanted to explore more conventional ways to incorporate this project into our livablity. What better way than to use our cell phones, which we carry on ourselves everyday?
A widget that allows you to check the status of your plants throughout the day in a game-ified format.
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