Brainstorm en concept – Virtual Reality Training

Challenge: Wildcard – Propose tech solutions contributing to a breakthrough in intergenerational problems.

Brainstorm en concept – Virtual Reality Training Intergenerational Problems

An interactive Virtual Reality application can help different generations understand each other in intergenerational themes and help them respect each other.

For different generations/target groups an ‘environment’ will be developed in which they can learn and understand the challenges that other generations are facing. The environment will be filmed in 360 technology with an interactive layer.

By using VR the user feels like they are truly in this virtual world which creates a strong impact and has a positive effect on the training results. Virtual Reality is a great way to experience situations from a different point of view and to become part of a world or environment which one normally doesn’t connect with.

XS2Content (XS2AUDIO BV) – Video Avatar Influencers

Challenge: Breda: How can resilient role models help families to develop healthy relationships?

XS2Content (XS2AUDIO BV) – Video Avatar Influencers

XS2Content’s primary objective is to foster healthy socio-emotional relationships among youth and families in Breda. The proposed solution, named “Video Avatar Influencer,” aims to provide pertinent information on topics like criminality, addiction, and socially undesirable behaviours to prevent polarization.
The platform will feature video avatars, designed as digital influencers, to engage families and youth. The avatars will be co-created with input from the target youth group to ensure their relevancy and appeal. The technology allows these avatars to be customized with updated information by youth care workers, making them dynamic and adaptable. The videos will be compatible across online platforms like the web, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Additionally, they can be accessed offline through QR codes on flyers and outdoor posters.

KU Leuven – Breaking Boundaries with Situated Surveys

Cross-Border Pilot with Prague

Challenge: How to engage the citizens in participatory planning?

KU Leuven – Breaking Boundaries with Situated Surveys

As cities become denser and more diverse, it is simultaneously more important and more challenging to ensure inclusive and participatory decision-making. While the advantages of citizen participation are generally accepted, such as improving the quality and sustainability of decisions by building bottom-up support, how to effectively facilitate this remains unclear. What is certain is that existing methods to facilitate citizen engagement pose many barriers, particularly to vulnerable communities. 

This pilot proposes to enhance engagement by bringing it directly to people and into the urban space where change is already happening, including a broader and more diverse people in the urban planning process. As the project aims to engage hard-to-reach citizens and tackle contextual urban planning challenges, right from the ground, it will further validate this and co-create the deployment of Citizen Dialog Kit survey devices in three different European cities. 

Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research – Porto Sense

Challenge: How to improve the thermal comfort and overall health in residential buildings?

Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research – Porto Sense

Household environment profoundly impacts human health. PortoSense aims to improve thermal comfort and the overall health quality within residential spaces. The proposal intends to develop a user-friendly tool that offers residents in-depth knowledge of homes’ environmental conditions and crucial data about their living spaces in an accessible manner, and to combine a human-centred design and co-design sessions to prototype a digital recommendation system to passively enhance living conditions.

The proposal includes a collaboration with residents in urban rehabilitation areas, conducting focus groups to identify needs, evaluate sensing systems, and empower users with best practices. Summing up, PortoSense is developing a digital solution that not only monitors living conditions but empowers users with clear data for effective action. In an sustainability-driven age, this pilot aims for life improvements without the complexities of major renovations.

CoTown Kasmoni Community Exchange

Challenge: How to involve residents in a community savings supporting social initiatives?

CoTown BV – CoTown Kasmoni Community Exchange: Empowering Amsterdam’s Shared Prosperity

The CoTown Kasmoni Community Exchange App, is an initiative aimed at empowering Amsterdam’s neighbourhoods through shared prosperity and community investment. In collaboration with CoTown, this innovative platform revolutionizes local economies by integrating CoTown’s digital currency system, enabling users to create a local fund. Residents and entrepreneurs will be able to exchange euros for Kasmoni or earn Kasmoni by engaging in neighbourhood work. Kasmoni, earned or exchanged, fuels local payments and investments between entrepreneurs, driving economic growth and shared ownership. By fostering shared ownership, supporting community initiatives, and promoting economic growth, the app seeks to reduce inequalities and shape a more inclusive, prosperous future for Amsterdam.

Video avatar translation widget (XS2 Content)

Challenge: AI-generated video making healthcare information more accessible
Video avatar translation widget

The Municipality of Amsterdam seeks solutions to help enhance citizens’ understanding of the Dutch National Immunisation Programme and improve overall health outcomes, particularly among those with low literacy skills and those from diverse backgrounds. XS2Content (XS2AUDIO BV) will address this need through the application Video avatar translation widget.

Target Groups:
•People who speak a different language
• Low-literacy individuals
• People with low family care
• Parents and young people with a Moroccan or Turkish background

Objectives:
• Reach hard-to-reach target groups through the use of video content in addition to text
• Reduce video-creation time by leveraging AI technology
• Convert existing text into spoken videos with real-life, lip synced avatars in multiple languages
• Make healthcare information more accessible by converting written content into video format
• Ensure easy accessibility by sharing videos on social media and web-widgetsany