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Maker in protest, and then?
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As we can see from news and social media, Protesting has become the new norm. Marching down the street is not only for demanding change but also for finding a sense of belonging.
As a contemporary designer One-Megaphone is my response to empower people by giving them a vehicle of ideas using Bluetooth and internet connectivity to bring people together for social change.
One-Megaphone project is an internet-connected megaphone that links to channels through an app. The More people connect, The bigger the voice. The app is a bridge between physical product and human actions. it not only facilitate One-Megaphone but also helps people to reach out from a different part of the world. It is simple. you either crests a channel for other One-Megaphone to join or search a channel to join to distribute others’ voice.
For my validation, create a protest of my own, TaiwaneseLivesMatter, by using One-Megaphone and One-App together. TaiwaneseLivesMatter was host in front of the China’s embassy in London as a response to the recent news about WHA does not invite Taiwan to the assembly this year due to the China’s pressure.
I create a channel in the app, and 8 One-Megaphones joins, to create a sound shell. when I shout out, “Shame on WHA”, with a half second delay, the message sends to all the other 8 megaphones via internet and Bluetooth and amplifying together.
I got an MA in Department of Biomechatronic Engineering of Chiayi University. And be a systems engineer for a few years in food industries. I love learning new technologies and self-made gadgets. I happened to catch up with the Maker movement, and got the certify of Fablab Academy in 2016. Since then I working for Fablab STMC, including maintenance and management of equipment, course planning and execution, and project development.
熊元培是一位酷兒獨立設計師,畢業於英國皇家藝術學院產品設計系,身為一個產品設計師致力於倡議『社會雕塑』。運用設計介入政治與生活,也不斷的利用自身的設計與藝術力量製作與參與社會介入。