PreRegistration Briefing 1 st November 2019 Agenda Past

Pre-Registration Briefing 1 st November, 2019

Agenda Past Events Motivation Main Theme and Example Sub-Theme Provision Rules & Judging Criteria Timeline Team Registration

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from health insurer Cigna We. Research are more c onnected found health risks from loneliness than ever! to be comparable to that of obesity and smoking

Motivation Estimated: 83, 000 seniors will be living alone by 2030 (~47, 000 in 2016) Studies found that seniors living alone and feeling isolated were twice as likely as their peers to develop depressive symptoms as a result of loneliness Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

Main Theme Leverage on ingenuity and modern technology to introduce / improve interaction or bridge social isolation. Designing for Social Interaction Conceptualize, Conceptualize design, design construct and deploy your very own creation from scratch and make tangible impact to society

Sub-Theme 1 Social Isolation: Reach them / Reach Out Problem: Help socially isolated people to regain / improve social life. Can be due to old age, severe introvert, outcast, mild autism, mental illness, etc Possible Device to reach out (e. g. to health directions: professional, social worker) Device to release / reduce stress or anger

Sub-Theme 2 Generation Gap: Understand them or Be Understood Grandparent or parent have a hard time to connect with their Problem: grandchildren / children OR vice versa. Possible directions: a. Understanding the children, e. g. give a hint of the emotional state, highlight their latest experience b. Provide inroad for the grandchildren to get closer to their parent / grandparent, e. g. simple medicine reminder

Provision Materials Facilities Workshops Arduino + Pi + Lego Mindstorm 3 D Printing $200 Team Budget Laser Cutting Advice CNC milling Sounding Board etc Domain Experts 3 days (tentative) Support Feedback

Workshops [Tentative] Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 • Ice Breaker Exercise • Domain Experts • Team Forming • Design Thinking Process • Arduino, Pi, Lego Mindstorm • Hardware / Software Intro • Maker@So. C lab tour • Solutioning Workshop • Benchmarking • Design Tools • Ideation Methods • Evaluation • Communication

Rules Team Composition: • 3 -4 students from at least two home faculties / schools Materials: • Should utilize the platforms provided • Strongly encouraged to utilize 3 D printing / laser cutting etc • Clearance needed for additional materials Deliverables: • A working device / prototype • Documentation of the Journey (Mostly video / photo): Project Proposal, Progress Update, Finale

Judging Criteria Appropriateness • Context • Feasibility • Usability (component choice – material, technology) Impact • Good match of problem • Scalability • Quality Communication • Presentation • Effort in sharing (e. g. open source, github, etc) • Effort in publicizing the "maker's spirit" (e. g. youtube, FB, IG)

Prizes Structure Berners-Lee Prize SGD 5, 000 Graham Bell Prize SGD 3, 000 Marconi Prizes SGD 1, 000 x 3

Timeline Until 15 th Nov 2019 Registration By 23 rd Nov 2019 Selection On 9 th Dec, 2019 Team forming 9 th to 11 th Dec 2019 Workshops 6 th Jan 2020 Finale

Registration Information Register at: https: //tinyurl. com/Makerthon 2020 Microsite at: https: //blog. nus. edu. sg/makerthon 2020/

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