Design X Social ’22
a-where: Gather Safely
Project Summary
Problem Identified
Currently, social gatherings aren't as controllable and malleable as one would hope to be. This app would bridge the gap between a user and a physical gathering in order to stay safe during the pandemic.
Design Innovation
a-where helps in organizing and scheduling social gatherings, festivals, and other social huddles with the proper precautions and parameters. The application would be able to parent itself with the already existing government app of Aarogya Setu to gain details of the user's vaccination. It would also be able to organize and also set parameters for the attendees that are going to be attending the said gathering. Along with alerting users about the number of people decreasing or increasing the space in which they are present. Covid was spread in most cases in India because there was a lack of awareness within large gatherings, thus the entire purpose of this application is to give users more control of the gatherings themselves.
Impact On The Society
This application will guide the users in becoming more aware of who they will interact with and creates a closed bubble in general social necessities. Both parties will also be aware of their social company and their statuses, which is extremely crucial when it comes to social interactions during this time. This creates responsibility among the users and can decrease outbreaks amongst groups substantially. Note: The video in the music is copyright free, but as the artist requests, please do put this in the video description: Venice by Gyvus https//:soundcloud.com/gyvus/venice
Project Presentation
Project Team
Mubin Bader
MIT Institute of Design, Pune
India
Swaraj Murthy
MIT Institute of Design, Pune
India
Joel Daniel
MIT Institute of Design, Pune
India