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ALARMS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES Alarm signals in control rooms serve to alert operators to deviations from normal conditions. Often however, alarms are implemented carelessly, using annoying and confusing sounds. In a recent research project, Interactive Institute Swedish ICT produced a groundbreaking solution to increase efficiency and improve the work environment for operators. Smurfit Kappa Kraft liner volunteered to be the test site when Interactive Institute wanted to try a new idea for auditory alarms. In a user-centered process, Interactive Institute designed sounds that would identify the different operating sections. A water drop, for example, represented the washing section. PAPER PRODUCER
thoroughly tested under real working conditions, and the response was extremely positive. The operators thought it was easy to identify the location of an alarm, and they felt that the work environment was more pleasant, allowing them to focus on problem solving.
THE SOLUTION WAS
STOCKHOLM ROYAL SEAPORT – THE SMART CITY DISTRICT Stockholm Royal Seaport is one of Europe’s biggest city development projects and a future home for many Stockholmers. Together with 17 partners, Interactive Institute Swedish ICT is developing solutions for increasing awareness of ’green behavior’ in Stockholm Royal Seaport, with the vision of creating one of the world’s most sustainable city districts by using real time data. research is to build an information platform based on environmental data connected to the city, by giving its citizens the possibility to easily make sustainable decisions. This information platform gives the user the right information at the right time, and in the right place – something that until today has not been technically possible. THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS
REAL TIME DATA IS integrated with mobile
online-feedback through Augmented Reality, as a method for increasing awareness as well as encouraging sustainable actions. The result will be a smart and sustainable community in which decisions can be made in an effective manner, based on easily accessible, relevant real time data.
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