Project Introduction

This design project is part of a larger project of Smart Technologies Empowered Citizens (STEC), and focuses on creating hybrid tools for collective housing development. We created a tool to let people define and safeguard their shared ideas, values and visions.

We focused on the starting phase of a building project and on aiding in the formation of a well-functioning group with a grasp on a realistic shared vision. By conducting desk research, interviews, expert consultant, user tests and discussions, we finally came down to the design of Simul.

Simul is a digital tool with which people who want to join a collective building project, can find projects and fellow people, as well as exploring group dynamics of a potential building group and form and express one's own vision on neighborhood building. It is done by playing and working together, shaping a digital playground, visualizing and discussing vision related aspects. The in-game discussions will establish ground ideas, and let users explore and discuss to create a well functioning building group that is knowledgeable about their shared vision.