Hammock

An IoT project to facilitate more efficient use of communal things at Junior. By simply opening a new tab on chrome, people at the studio can tell if the toilet, couch, workshop or hammock are occupied or not so they don't have to make multiple failed trips to use them.

Duration:
September 2016

Role:
creative technologist - hardware, backend and a little bit of front end

Tech stack:
arduino (esp8266) && socket.io && mqtt && node.js && express

Project Details
Hammock is a simple chrome extension which shows if communal things in a shared space are being used or not. Every time a new tab is opened, the user can see his/her Hammock dashboard. Simply scroll left and right to go to see all the different devices and scroll up and down to go to different floors.

If the user can see the icon for a connected communal object, it is available for use. If the icon is missing, the user has to wait for it to become free again. Soooo many trips to the bathroom saved right