Concept 3: Thesis 2, AntiSocial Alarm. #Sketch to be added.

Anti-Social Alarm

Thesis Based on: "Public Spaces are Anti-Social Spaces"

Position Taken: This installation is supporting the idea that public spaces are anti-social spaces.

Context of Use: The installation would be installed on the platforms of the King George Bus station, where people queue for busses.

Technologies Used: Clear Perspex, red box, red button and switch, double sided tape to adhere to wall. Poster and marker for tally.

How will it Engage?: The anti-social alarm box will be placed in an obvious location near where users wait for the bus. The box will look similar to a fire alarm with the exception that the text of the poster above will read in-case of social interaction please break glass.

How can people reflect?: People are able to reflect by reading the small plaque underneath the alarm box which will ask people if being social is now anti-social and having fun is a bad thing in public spaces.

Scenario:

Users 1 is on their way home from a long day at work. He is running through the motions as per usual as he lines up for his bus with the rest of the regular commuters. As he is looking around waiting for the bus he notices an emergency button which seems out of place. Upon closer inspection he finds that it reads in case of social situation please break glass. He laughs to himself before zoning out on his phone.

Personally like this reverse thinking, to create bad joke or trick to create "huge" reflection on public space. Here are some doubts:
1. how to control the "huge" effection. If some serious poeple were frightened to call the police, it is hardly to finish the project;
2.Croweded environment if create some panic situation, the passergeners who are ignorant of fact may flee around and bring huge problem.

Love this idea, it will successful get people attention and easy to make them thinking about our thesis.
I suggest we make more alarm box just in case someone really broke it without check the poster.