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FaceMap

Objective: Engaging with local community through playful visualisation of (geo-located) city data as parametric interactive abstract faces. Developing a mobile AR (Augmented Reality) app with two modes, where ‘Mode 1’ will be - translating city data as a parametric face of the city (neighborh...

Go to Project | IDeEA lab

SoloNav

SoloNav Extracting information from open Government datasets can be a frustrating and overwhelming process. Data analysists and researchers spend more than 80% of their time trying to find accessible, reliable and up-to-date resources (Quora, 2018). Issues with the current open sources data ...

Go to Project | Insight Hackers

Orana Welcome Home

Orana is an interactive website that can recommend migrants which suburb to move to, by exploring and understanding Government and open data about various Victorian suburbs. Orana provides insights on factors providing overall quality of life in selected suburbs and provides an avenue for explo...

Go to Project | TubeLights

My local story

A local story generator for kids to put together a story board similar to a comic book. The style chosen is a "choose your own adventure" but the adventure is links to various data sources linked on many dimensions. With the diverse data available, every story created is different. The story can ...

Go to Project | Team 101

ReComp

Web app incentivising and educating people about recycling with a competitive edge.

Go to Project | #overachievers52

CrowdQuests

CrowdQuests is a game which has quests and missions to encourage physical activity and learning about points of interests. The quests are designed for: &nbsp;<br/> * Learning about locations * Crowdsourcing data updates * Crowdsourcing new information * Knowledge about problems * Encourag...

Go to Project | Happy Goats

Your Local Council

Based the large number of free wi-fi hotspots (either at train stations, or at council locations) across Melbourne, this presents a unique opportunity to present those who connect with a data-driven story available in multiple languages. Given the geo-location of available wi-fi hotspots, user...

Go to Project | Team 180

My MP

Imagine if your politicians were more data driven. Imagine if you could make sure your needs and your preferences were right there in front of your MP so every decision they made were backed by facts and evidence instead of being influenced by lobbyists and personal biases. This app puts your nee...

Go to Project | Zero c00l

The Papa Project - Helping Oldies be Goldies

How can we help councils work through opportunities brought about by the growing population in Australia? In 2016-17 $17.4billion was spent by governments on aged care however people and their family in this senior age range often are unaware of all the services and programs available to them. ...

Go to Project | TeamYFam

micents

There is a need to improve government and residents interactions to have a both way communication. There are many data collection points for government data but still there is no dedicated social network platform for government-residents interaction and decision making For example, if Kens...

Go to Project | micents

nSPAM

**Waste management** is a critical problem facing the councils, cities and the entire country. Landfills are getting filled up and there is lot of raising concern about opening up new landfills, especially as China is closing taking up waste. Talk of more *non-biodegradable* waste (like plastics)...

Go to Project | Team MCA

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