GAIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
A wearable system that makes you feel the health of surrounding ecosystems
GLOBAL CHALLENGE:
SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION
LOCATION:
GLOBAL
RESOURCE:
GAIA
INSPIRED BY:
ANTS
TECHNOLOGY:
MULTIPLE SENSORS
HAPTICS
DEVICE:
VEST+GLOVES
Climate Change and the Sixth Mass Extinction
Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, with vertebrate populations declining by 69% since 1970 (Living Planet Report 2022). This alarming trend underscores the urgent need to rebuild our relationship with nature. The Gaia Communication System (GCS) is a biomimetic tool designed to bridge the gap between humans and ecosystems by turning environmental data into tangible, sensory experiences.
Haptics and sensory expansion
Fog is a dynamic resource that carries water droplets that can be harvested with low tech technologies. Fog collection has a minimal environmental footprint compared to resource-intensive practices like drilling wells or building dams. Fog harvesting systems are relatively simple and can be powered by renewable energy sources, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions
