In the second block „City“ within the scope of the module „Interaction Design I“ a stationary installation had to be conceived which enables the communication between two locations. The way of approaching the distance between these location was left open.
We wanted to create an opportunity for elderly people to get in touch with other people in order to enhance their quality of living and at the same time conserve experiences of their lives.
Head-high displays are established in urban areas which show elderly people telling a story from their past. These stories are supposed to have a certain relation to the actual location of the installation. These stories can deal with childhood memories, private life events, war stories or similar topics. It is important to us to conserve and to present these evanescent treasures of experience.
The aim is to provide interested people with the opportunity to get in contact with elderly people. After the video has played through a video message can be recorded which will sent to the corresponding senior. These messages can contain annotations, greetings, questions. Additionally a contact address is displayed in case there is interest in meeting the person face-to-face. Of course the uploaded videos will be checked for any form of abuse by a supervisory authority before being submitted to the senior.
Rendering of a display. The seniors are displayed on a translucent display merging video and background to the viewer. It seems as if the elderly person was standing in front of the viewer. The pedestal is equipped with a speaker.
In order to record a video message a camera and a microphone are implemented at the top of the display. A pressure sensor within the pedestal detects if a person is standing in front of the display and wants to leave a message.
Construction of the display. 
The display placed in an urban area. 
A recipient in front of the display.
At the end of the playback a video message can be recorded.