“Gezellig”
Gezellig
Gezelig is a dutch word that has no clear translation in English. It is a word for a sort of cozy, social, relaxing feeling. The “Gezellig”-concept is an interactive table intended to be placed in bars and cafes. Its aim is to enhance the bar experience without losing any of the typical “gezellig”-feeling of going to a bar. The table allows the people sitting at it to order drinks, suggest music, suggest general settings of the bar and to sent messages and photos to other people in the bar. All of this is done through an interface consisting of a series of digital coasters that can be manipulated to use the menu. The real bar experience is also enhanced by allowing the people to use the digital coasters as they would with real coasters, like flipping them over, moving them, playing with them, writing on them, ripping them into pieces and much more. No user manual is provided what so ever, leaving it up the user to tap into their creativity and explore all the possible functions, even allowing them to find new functions of the interface and coasters themselves. This project was the result of teamwork with Azadeh Shirzad, Duy Le, Hans Sandberg and Thelxi Mamagkaki.
