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<div>Swipe, a Smart Phone Movie by Mieke Gerritzen/Next Nature<br>
Download the app on your phone:
https://nextnature.net/projects/swipe<br>
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Ever left your phone at home by mistake and felt like you are missing
a limb? Turns out, a lot of us feel that way. We need to talk about
smartphones. SWIPE is a movie about your phone, on your phone.<br>
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Research shows that people who are separated from their smartphones
can suffer from strong mental effects, and this all happened in less
than twenty years. We need to talk about smartphones.<br>
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The average person unlocks their phones 150 times a day, how natural
is that? On a global scale, more than 5 bilion people have access to a
mobile phone connection, and over half of these are smartphones. And
let's face it: these numbers continue to grow. We are now living in
a world where more people have access to mobile phones than clean
toilets. This fact is equally alarming as significant. It's a sign
of our times. We are living in the Phone Age.<br>
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SWIPE is a typographic movie about you and your smartphone. It
celebrates its impact in a playfull manner. Give yourself a break and
reflect with us on the increasingly fast-paced developments in
(communication) technology.<br>
SWIPE: THE GAME<br>
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>From 1 January 2024, the Dutch government has banned all
smartphones from classrooms in the Netherlands, in an attempt to limit
distractions during classes. This asks for a training program to guide
these kids to critically examine their own smartphone use. That's why
we designed an analog rehab game for students (12+ years) that looks
like a phone, but is actually a deck of cards.<br>
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This analog rehab game, developed by Next Nature, challenges young
students to think in groups about the impact of the smartphone on
their lives, today and in the future. Through playful discussion and
interactions, they will develop a critical view on the smartphone and
perhaps even imagine life after the smartphone.<br>
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BEING ONLINE 24/7<br>
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A user manual experience for smartphone users, inspired by the
"frequently asked questions", this book presents questions
about the smartphone that users might (not) have frequently asked
themselves. These questions are not followed by single sentences, but
by image collections consisting of internet-found visuals, so that you
can keep enjoying being online 24/7, even when there's no wifi. Order
the book here: https://nextnature.net/shop/products/swipe.<br>
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GRAPHIC NOVEL: THE PHONE AGE<br>
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A graphic novel to reflect on what it means to co-evolve with
smartphones. After all, using our hands as a tools to swipe does
something to our body, having access to millions of sources of
knowledge does something to our thinking, and being able to
continuously interact with your network does something to our identity
and autonomy.<br>
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<div>More information here:
https://nextnature.net/projects/swipe.</div>
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