The Domestic Gubbins form the first part of the project 'objects Incognito". They are four fictional objects, designed as video probes to prompt conversations around everyday ideas of intelligence.
|Gubbins in 'action' (video)||Project Background|
|people's responses (video)||The Domestic Gubbins|
|images from Gubbinland|
|RFID & Body Readers|
|Links & References|
|There are four Gubbins: Mimi, Bee, Pobel and Snip, each with a fictional “artificial intelligence”.
Mimi has a big head and a memory. She is curious and likes to gossip. She takes picutres of mundane activities and makes her own comments and interpretations of those activities.
Bee is a split personality and uses his two parts to measure sound, temperature, and such things in the home. When placed together, Bee interprets these measurements in his own way.
Pobel is normally quiet and patient. But when a plant near him is dying, Pobel plays music to it, reminding us to take care and bring it back to life.