The Grandma's Cooking Detector Stirs Nostalgia
Milla Kiss — May 23, 2011 — Unique
References: grandmascooking.kibu.hu & theexperiment.org
The Grandma’s Cooking Detector device is the perfect for nostalgic young adults suffering from home sickness.
An experiment of Kitchen Budapest’s researchers, the Grandma’s Cooking Detector device evokes the happy memories of family gatherings as it links you real-time to your granny’s kitchen. The small equipment monitors the gas burner of the cooker and once it is turned on, the signal is transmitted to your remote 'Granny’s cooking display' which lights up. The system is also connected to your messaging utilities, so you are alerted instantly on your computer.
The aim of this social art project was to emphasize the importance of family, childhood and an everlasting “institution”: Grandma! What would families be without her? Without the long sunday lunches, the cakes and the cream you can lick directly from the mixing pot?
Could researchers focus on a grandma cooking tele-transportation device now, please?
An experiment of Kitchen Budapest’s researchers, the Grandma’s Cooking Detector device evokes the happy memories of family gatherings as it links you real-time to your granny’s kitchen. The small equipment monitors the gas burner of the cooker and once it is turned on, the signal is transmitted to your remote 'Granny’s cooking display' which lights up. The system is also connected to your messaging utilities, so you are alerted instantly on your computer.
The aim of this social art project was to emphasize the importance of family, childhood and an everlasting “institution”: Grandma! What would families be without her? Without the long sunday lunches, the cakes and the cream you can lick directly from the mixing pot?
Could researchers focus on a grandma cooking tele-transportation device now, please?
Trend Themes
1. Nostalgia-inducing Devices - There is an opportunity to create more devices that evoke positive memories of the past, particularly those related to family and home.
2. Remote Monitoring Technology - Developing technologies that enable remote monitoring of appliances could have practical applications beyond just kitchen use.
3. Social Art Projects - More social art projects could be created to emphasize the importance of family and other social institutions in people's lives.
Industry Implications
1. Home Appliances - There is an opportunity to integrate nostalgic and remote monitoring features in home appliances to offer unique and useful value propositions to customers.
2. Telecommunications - Telecommunication companies could create messaging services tailored to notifications related to home appliances, allowing users to receive alerts and updates from their homes while on the go.
3. Art and Culture - The art and culture industries could use innovative projects like this to bring attention to important social institutions and values that might be underappreciated or overlooked by modern society.
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