After his military service, he went on to receive his Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and has been dedicated to the health care industry ever since.
John always knew he had a passion for helping people. John Dziewit, was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps serving from 1969-1971 and is a Vietnam veteran. Like our other recent installation, Behind the front door of our tech for good venture Hack The Planet, The Reading Tent shows how technology can play an imaginative role.John & Jean Dziewit – Venture Forthe Founders This museum installation promotes reading, the imagination and the experience of joint special moments. For us, The Reading Tent is about planting a seed for future reading moments. The installation has now become a permanent part of the exhibition space and the museum does not have to worry about it.Īlready in the testing phase we saw the impact on a micro level: children and their (grand)parents left the installation with a big smile and were talking about the next book they would read together. For the construction of the 'tent' we asked the help of construction studio Fiction Factory. The light projection comes from two hidden beamers that shine on the tent, the sound from a hidden 5.1 surround set. A Node.js application reads the NFC signals and drives VLC for the sounds and MadMapper for the videos.
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Behind the scenes, a PC is the heart of the system. And the objects also contain NFC cards, which you have to think of as a kind of magical totem that contains the reader. With the rotary wheel you simply turn an NFC card for a hidden reader.
To make the end product foolproof, we simplified the technology. We tested the animations and sounds for speed and intensity so that they are suitable for younger children and not too distracting while reading a book.
The audiovisual effects are open enough to suit any illustration style, yet recognizable as a complement to the story. And with individual objects they can trigger sound effects themselves. With the help of a rotary wheel, children can choose from different settings of light and sound. The role of the adults is to read the story, but also to involve the children in the interaction. After children have chosen a book, they go inside with their (grand)parents to start the adventure. We have created an intimate magical space that feels light and safe, like a sheet tent. By testing a first prototype of The Reading Tent (Voorleestent) in the museum, we investigated which senses the experience should focus on, which effects work best and how universal game elements can be applied to various picture books. Technology and interactive elements can further enhance this effect if they add to the story. Research shows that reading to children is very important for their development. The idea was simple: to improve the experience of reading by creating a calm and at the same time adventurous place where young children and their (grand)parents can immerse themselves in a story. This prototype was the reason for asking the Children's Book Museum (Kinderboekenmuseum) in The Hague: wouldn't we be able to further develop this original idea together into a fully-fledged immersive installation? We made reading into a magical experience with sound, colored lights and a bubble machine. When turning the pages, the book automatically sent triggers to all kinds of linked devices. Books come to life in The Reading Tent!ĭuring our yearly hackathon w00tcamp we once built a connected children's book. Making the magic of reading even greater with an interactive installation: together with creative agency Morrow, we built an immersive storytelling experience for kids and their parents in the Children's Book Museum.
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