Brainstorming+for+group+3


 * ====Sports instruction educator====
 * We know that our topic is basically about activity and inactive. Maybe we can focus on one space that is inactive and we can think of something to make it active. Facility instructions that requires actual movements. (Like the sketch in the Story telling sword) ||
 * I think some facilities along the running path will be interesting. People always listen to music when they are running. That doesn't help to distract from feeling tired. If we can come up with some interaction that is more motivative and make the running process more bearable. I'm thinking a game that involves human movement. Whoever has the most movements(it can be dancing or just running or exercising) wins the game. It will be like an internet game which everyone can play together. The highest record and name will be kept in the game until it's refreshed by some one else. ||
 * People are passive, because they think they are not athletes. Special device – like belt - could provide training manuals, give instructions how to exercise or play baseball in a park. ||
 * In speaking of disabilities, I think we could come up with something that help disability people to get involved. ||
 * ====Night Events====
 * Since all our spaces are based on nature. I think technology can be a real potential. We could start to use technology in a park that attracts people to be active. For me, I think night events can be interesting because I don't think any of our parks have night events. (festivals, movie fairs, or even costume parties, since it's all scary) ||
 * Parks could become alive at night by media installations. ||
 * Projectors that can show movies at night for free, people can bring their own movie (just an extension of previous suggestion) ||
 * Shadows at night. I'm thinking of shadow show...Do you know there's an existed technology which allows the shadow to stay on a wall for a few seconds? I'm thinking to get people involved, posing for their shadows and makes them stay. So that when they left, their shadows will still be there. Or the shadows shows their walking path or their activity movements. I'm going to find the example as soon as possible. ||
 * Luminous lights in the night that are movements sensative. They change colors or shapes according to sound, touching, or movements, distance. ||
 * ====Knowledge learning and introducing====
 * Associate with history, it can have a "learning corner" where people can draw and create their own city landscape (or park landscape). In this way we can also know what people want from this park ||
 * A Media Book (like in Harry Potter with virtually changing pages and content) might be installed in park. People can read local news, announcements about events. (comments, not sure this one belongs here, but it can be included into the community exchange maybe? any ideas?) ||
 * People do not go to the park, because they think there is nothing to discover. Might technology be helpful to provide Nature and historical tours? ||
 * - An application downloaded on your cell phone or iphone could provide information about the territory, native plants, trees, birds, animals, etc. It would be great for educational purposes. ||
 * - Special glasses give access to information about objects: from artificial constructions to native plants. Once you wear glasses, you see the info in 3D holograms. ||
 * Something happens on the path when people pass by (music, voice, soundclips), according to their movement or distance they travels ||
 * ====Local community exchange====
 * A book dispenser where you have to drop an old book into the slot in order to receive a book. Promotes sharing and involves the community to interact through reading. ||
 * People might be interested in activities but they don't know when it happens. The local park might have a website, where everyone can post announcements about events. People unite into groups by activities and interests: joggers, dog walkers, moms with babies, baseball teams, designers, etc. They subscribe and receive announcements about group bicycle ride, market or baseball game by email or cell phone. ||
 * Flash project or whatever its called, where people get information online or other means to meet at a certain location and bring a certain object and they come together to have a random meeting ||
 * The community can tell a story, anyone contributes a sentence on a board to make a story. ||
 * Old fashion chatting board. Remember how people write things on the bathroom doors? People sometimes start a conversation (pos or neg) although they don't even know who wrote it. This is considered as a "crime" all the time. However, I think for social exchange, we can have this. Old fashion chatting board limits the internet, so that it only allows people to write/speak/draw in whatever way in the park; and people can only see it in the park. ||
 * ====Group events====
 * Barbecues around the park so that families and friends can cook outside and have picnics and parties ||
 * Some sort of community project where people create a sculpture with found or brought objects, each person who adds a piece is adding something onto someone elses using twigs, fallen leaves, litter...etc ||
 * Dufferin Grove used to have outdoor Yoga class. Parents can join while they wait for their kids. ||
 * ====Facilities:====
 * Direction systems maybe? to tell people what they can do in the park. ||
 * Free gym in a park during the summer would definitely attract more people. ||
 * Treasure maps. ||