South African Elections' Monitoring web app

voting stations of South African general election 2019We conceptualised and realised a web app with an ACTIVITY & ALERT MAP (peacemakers.care) for the monitoring of 119 voting stations located in the densely populated townships Mitchells Plain & Khayelitsha*) in Cape Town. The web app has been used by odd 300 monitors, so-called "peace makers", during the South African general elections on Mai 8th 2019 in the context of the violence prevention programme.

The "action map" is a technically & More...

Swirls - more than best wishes from su-pa for 2018

How to Swirl ?

Go to www.swirls.fun, move the things around with your mouse or fingers and see what happens!

Admittedly started as a little "Happy-new-year-experiment" for you & us: "Wet, breezy, fiery, down-to-earth - the elements can be elegantly moved quite as how one might wish in everyday life." Swirls is more for us, it's a kind of concept that we like to play with and hope to find the time and people to pursue.
 
 
Please check it out:
www.swirls.fun !

 

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"ARA Sensor Check" - App

Die Sensor-Check su-papp ist da !

Zu einem speziellen Thema: Im Zulauf von Abwasserreinigungsanlagen (ARA) werden Gassensoren eingesetzt, um leicht entzündliche Stoffe wie z.B. Benzin zu detektieren und Explosionen zu verhindern. Erfolgt die Alarmauslösung zuverlässig, können rechtzeitig More...

Introduction to Sicilian Gestures

Update: We have developed an app with 81 Sicilian gestures! See the note at the end of this post.

Imagine you’re on a trip in Sicily ...

Your friend, a native Sicilian, invites you for a coffee in a bar. After a while you’re leaving together and your friend seems to be very amused. Why? What has happened during your short coffee break? He explains: „With gestures and glances everyone in the bar wondered who you are, asked where you came from, if we’re related, etc. Moreover, I caught the newest gossip about love affairs, disputes, etc. Whoever is familiar with the nuances of body language understands a situation as being sympathetic or suspect within the blink of an eye.

Why so many gestures in Sicily?

It’s difficult to say exactly when and how Sicilian body language has developed. One reason might be found in Siciliy’s dynamic history and its geographical position in the Mediterranean. During the past More...