So which one of you was gonna tell me that Firefox finally has a gorgeous reactive theme builder now

itsmerandi replied to your post: “i bought Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection hoping to have the...”:

Ooooh tell us more! I've always wanted one of those tycoon games but my mom never got me one :(

Okayso. Zoo Tycoon 2 was the only ~tycoon~ game I ever played before this new one, so I’ll just compare the two of them. 

Zoo Tycoon 2 was like... perfect amazing ingenious wonderful so much fun. I only ever played it in the ~unlimited budget~ mode bc I was like 10 and didn’t want to have to use my Brain lmfao. But anyway, the player basically had 100% control over everything. You could design all your own animal enclosures. Like, you choose what kind of fence to use, you choose what shape the enclosure will be, how big... you could even manipulate the terrain and make hills, ditches, cliffs, different ground levels, ponds, rivers, and waterfalls. You could “paint” the biomes/habitats onto the ground and choose from different textures like rocky, sandy, grassy, water, etc. When decorating the enclosures with stuff like trees and plants and rocks and statues, you could put them wherever you wanted, and use as many as you wanted.

In regards to the actual animals, you could put those wherever you wanted, too, including in places where they weren’t supposed to be lmao. Like, you did not have to put animals inside enclosures. You could let them run around and chase zoo guests if you wanted. :P Also, you could pick up zoo guests and put them inside with the animals. It was fucking funny! You could also put prey animals in with predator animals, and the predators would attack and kill and eat them (which really just meant that the predator animal, say, a lion, would just swipe his paw at a gazelle and then the gazelle would suddenly turn into a carcass lmao.)

Now, this new shit doesn’t let you do ANNNNYYYYY OF THAT!!! 

The game basically makes all creative decisions FOR you while simultaneously having what’s probably the worst user interface that I’ve ever seen. 

Firstly, you have basically no control over what the enclosures look like. You can only select from a handful of pre-made enclosures, and you basically just stamp them down where you want them to go. Like. A literal stamp. There are three different enclosure sizes to choose from: ~Large, medium, and small~. They all have the exact same shape. If you want to place things like restrooms or food kiosks or entertainment areas, those work the same way, too; you just stamp it the fuck down, complete with footpaths that surround the area.

You also have no real control over where the footpaths go. When you place an enclosure or restroom/food kiosk/etc, it pretty much automatically decides where the paths are gonna connect it to the rest of the zoo. This results in there being a LOT of wasted space throughout the zoo, since the game won’t allow you to place things in the most efficient areas. 

And perhaps the thing that pissed me off the most was that when it comes to decorating the enclosures.... you basically CAN’T. Everything that you can place in the enclosures, including food stations, bathing stations, shelters, enrichment activities, decorations, etc, can only go in a handful of PRE-DETERMINED LOCATIONS. And once those locations are used up, you can’t put anything else inside! 

Basically the entire game (in unlimited mode, at least) is just... going around the zoo and picking up poop, refilling food and water stations, and repairing broken restaurants and bathrooms. 

It’s. 

Awful and zero fun at all.  

Literally the only good thing about it is the graphics and whatnot. All the animals are pretty to look at. 

Apple unveils all-new iPad Air with A14 Bionic, Apple’s most advanced chip

The most powerful iPad Air ever features new all-screen design with larger 10.9-inch display, new 12MP rear camera, next-generation Touch ID sensor, and more

Cupertino, California — Apple today introduced an all-new iPad Air — the most powerful, versatile, and colorful iPad Air ever. Now available in five gorgeous finishes, iPad Air features an all-screen design with a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, camera and audio upgrades, a new integrated Touch ID sensor in the top button, and the powerful A14 Bionic for a massive boost in performance, making this by far the most powerful and capable iPad Air ever made. The new iPad Air will be available starting next month.

“Today we’re excited to introduce a completely redesigned and far more powerful iPad Air, debuting Apple’s most powerful chip ever made, the A14 Bionic,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With its gorgeous new all-screen design, larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, next-generation Touch ID, and a massive boost in performance with A14 Bionic, the new iPad Air brings customers powerful pro features at an even more affordable price. Along with major upgrades to the iPad Pro and eighth-generation iPad this year, and the powerful new features of iPadOS 14, this is our strongest iPad lineup ever, giving our customers even more ways to enrich their daily lives.”

All-New iPad Air Design in Five Beautiful Finishes

The new iPad Air features a completely new thin and light design in five gorgeous finishes: silver, space gray, rose gold, green, and sky blue. The new all-screen design features a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display for a stunning visual experience, with 3.8 million pixels and advanced technologies, including full lamination, P3 wide color support, True Tone, and an anti-reflective coating for an amazing visual experience. To allow the display to extend on all sides, a next-generation Touch ID sensor is integrated into the top button, providing the same fast, easy, and secure way to unlock iPad Air, log in to apps, or use Apple Pay that customers know and love. iPad Air is compatible with Magic Keyboard and its floating design, and built-in trackpad, Smart Keyboard Folio, and new Smart Folio covers, as well as Apple Pencil, which attaches magnetically to the side for easy pairing, charging, and storing.1

Most Powerful iPad Air with A14 Bionic

iPad Air delivers a massive boost in performance with Apple’s most advanced chip, A14 Bionic. Handling even the most demanding apps, A14 Bionic makes it even easier for users to edit 4K videos, create gorgeous works of art, play immersive games, and more. Using breakthrough 5-nanometer process technology, A14 Bionic is packed with 11.8 billion transistors for increased performance and power efficiency in nearly every part of the chip. This latest-generation A-series chip features a new 6-core design for a 40 percent boost in CPU performance, and a new 4-core graphics architecture for a 30 percent improvement in graphics.2 To deliver breakthrough machine learning capabilities, A14 Bionic includes a new 16-core Neural Engine that is twice as fast, and capable of performing up to 11 trillion operations per second, taking machine learning apps to a whole new level. A14 Bionic also includes second-generation machine learning accelerators in the CPU for 10 times faster machine learning calculations. This combination of the new Neural Engine, CPU machine learning accelerators, and high-performance GPU enables powerful on-device experiences for image recognition, natural language learning, analyzing motion, and more.

Upgraded Camera and Immersive Audio

iPad Air, which includes a 7MP front-facing FaceTime HD camera, now features the same 12MP rear camera used in iPad Pro for higher resolution photos and 4K video capture. The new design of iPad Air features stereo speakers in landscape mode, elevating the audio experience so users can enjoy wider stereo sound while watching video.

iPad Air now features a USB-C port for up to 5Gbps data transfer, which is 10 times faster,2 for connecting to cameras, hard drives, and external monitors up to 4K. With Wi-Fi 6 performance and 60 percent faster LTE connectivity,3 along with A14 Bionic, this is by far the most powerful iPad Air ever.

Distinct iPad Experience with iPadOS 14

iPadOS 14, available beginning Wednesday, September 16, brings new features and designs that take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad, such as its large Multi-Touch display, and versatile accessories. iPadOS 14 further integrates Apple Pencil into the iPad experience for better note-taking capabilities, and new ways to work with handwritten notes. When taking notes on iPad, Smart Selection uses on-device machine learning to distinguish handwriting from drawings, so handwritten text can easily be selected, cut, and pasted into another document as typed text using the same familiar gestures. Shape recognition allows users to draw shapes that are made geometrically perfect and snap right into place when adding diagrams and illustrations in Notes. Data detectors work seamlessly with handwritten text, recognizing phone numbers, dates, addresses, and links, making it easy for users to perform actions like tapping a handwritten number to make a call.

iPadOS 14 also brings Scribble to iPad, allowing Apple Pencil users to handwrite directly in any text field, making actions like replying to a quick iMessage or searching in Safari fast and easy — all without ever needing to put Apple Pencil away. Scribble uses on-device machine learning to convert handwriting into typed text in real time, so writing is always kept private and secure.

iPadOS 14 makes the iPad experience even more distinctive and powerful in other ways, including:

New compact designs for incoming FaceTime and phone calls, Siri interactions, and Search to help users stay focused on the task at hand.

Universal Search to quickly find practically anything, from locating and launching apps, to accessing contacts, files, and information, to getting answers to common questions about people or places.

New sidebars for many apps including Photos and Files, and streamlined toolbars that consolidate controls into a single place, making them more useful than ever.

Beautifully redesigned widgets that present timely information at a glance right on the Home Screen.

Most Environmentally Friendly, Most Advanced iPad Lineup Ever

The new iPad Air is designed to be environmentally friendly and supports Apple’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. The iPad Air uses a 100 percent recycled aluminum enclosure and 100 percent recycled tin for the solder on its main logic board. The new speakers in iPad Air also use magnets with 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. iPad Air remains free of harmful substances, is highly energy efficient, and uses wood fiber packaging that is recycled or comes from responsibly managed forests.

iPad Air joins the powerful iPad Pro, the eighth-generation iPad, and iPad mini to form the most advanced iPad lineup ever. With support for Apple Pencil, best-in-class performance, advanced displays, and all-day battery life,4 whether customers prioritize portability, power, or price, there’s an iPad for everyone. Learn more about the iPad family at apple.com/ipad/compare.

Pricing and Availability

The new iPad Air will be available starting next month on apple.com and in the Apple Store app in 30 countries and regions, including the US. Wi-Fi models of iPad Air will be available with a starting price of $599 (US) and Wi-Fi + Cellular models start at $729 (US). The new iPad Air, in 64GB and 256GB configurations, will be available in five beautiful finishes including silver, space gray, rose gold, green, and sky blue.

iPadOS 14, the powerful operating system designed specifically for iPad, ships for free with the new eighth-generation iPad and new iPad Air, and will be available as a free software update tomorrow for all iPad Pro models, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 4 and later.

Apple Pencil (2nd generation), available for purchase separately for $129 (US), is compatible with iPad Air.

Magic Keyboard and the Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Air are available for purchase separately for $299 (US) and $179 (US), respectively, both with layouts for over 30 languages, including simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.

Smart Folios are available for iPad Air for $79 (US) in black, white, and three new seasonal colors including deep navy, cyprus green, and pink citrus.

Education pricing for individuals, including current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers of all grade levels, is available for $549 (US) for the new iPad Air. The second-generation Apple Pencil is available for $119 (US), the Smart Keyboard Folio is available for $159 (US), and Magic Keyboard for $279 (US). For more information, visit apple.com/us-hed/shop.

Apple One is the easiest way to get many Apple subscription services at a great value, so customers can choose the one plan that is right for them or their whole family. Customers can sign up for Apple One starting this fall.

For a limited time, customers who purchase a new iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, or iPod touch can enjoy one year of Apple TV+ for free.5

Customers looking for convenient, contactless service are able to find many of the same shopping and support services from apple.com. Customers can chat with an Apple Specialist and get shopping help, choose monthly financing options, trade in eligible devices, and get Genius support and no-contact delivery. In-store pickup is also available. Customers are encouraged to check apple.com/retail for more information on the health and safety measures in place, and the services available at their local store.

Customers in the US can trade in their eligible device for an Apple Gift Card or credit toward their purchase. If the device isn’t eligible for credit, Apple will recycle it for free.6

When customers buy online from Apple, they can make iPad and Apple Pencil (2nd generation) their own with free engraving.

Customers in the US who buy directly from Apple can choose Apple Card monthly installments to pay for their iPad over 12 months, interest-free, and get 3 percent Daily Cash back all upfront. Customers who choose to pay in full with their Apple Card also get 3 percent Daily Cash back.

Customers can extend their limited warranty with AppleCare+ and get 24/7 priority access to technical support.

Every customer who buys iPad from Apple can enjoy a free Online Personal Session with an Apple Specialist to help them explore and discover all of the amazing things they can do with their new iPad.

Home Interior Design Ideas

Home Interior Design Ideas

12 Splendid Home Interior Design Ideas

While the method towards enriching your house is exciting, it likewise accompanies a lot of difficulties. Your objective ought to be to exhibit your design aesthetic in a classy manner, yet it’s a given that you’ll be confronted with everything from an interior that needs natural light to a design that is a lot littler than you’d like. So it’s nothing unexpected that these basic predicaments may divert you off from beautifying altogether. Be that as it may, rather than survey them as hindrances, use them as motivation to plan the home you had always wanted. Despite the sort of room, you’re brightening, there’s nothing more significant than focusing on subtleties—and communicating your imagination. ideally, you should consult residential interior designers in Mumbai to get a stunning home designed as nobody has better home interior design ideas than them. But still setting aside the effort to comprehend the essential standards of decorating, from picking the correct furniture to finding the ideal colour palette, will get you one-bit closer to creating the home you’ve always dreamed of. If you want to remodel your home but are at a loss of how to go about it then here are 12 aesthetic home interior design ideas that you can take inspiration from.

1. Think graphic prints for smaller spaces:

Graphic prints can have a significant effect in little spaces, for example, a powder room. For example, a dark motif floral wallpaper will stand out in a small space like a powder room or even a small enclosure. The basic idea is to be bold with your choice. You can even choose a monochromatic pop coloured wallpaper. This is one of those home interior design ideas that will make the small space seem lively and will not seem so small.

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2. Set the tone at the front door:

In the event that you need your home to establish an incredible first impression, paint the front door a fun, pop, glossy shade. Red is a lucky colour in numerous cultures. A red entryway signified “welcome” for fatigued voyagers in early America, and in churches, it speaks to a place of refuge. Two different colours gaining popularity are orange and yellow. The two hues are related to delight and warmth. They set a very uplifting and lively tone and atmosphere.

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3. Choose bold colours in hallways:

In the event that you tend to be a tad bit reserved with regards to colour decisions, step outside of your customary range of familiarity by picking a strong colour, similar to purple, for a hallway. It’s surprising and can be a chic setting for displaying an assortment of art or even family pictures. This makes every other piece in the hallway pop and stand out. Plus you can play around with bold colours and there are many design opportunities to choose from. The bold colour will truly make your hallway a style statement.The most trendy amongst all the home interior design ideas nowadays.

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4. Let natural light in

With regards to substantial, obsolete curtains, a stripped-bare bank of windows is superior to a monstrously ugly one. In a perfect world, window dressings ought to be utilitarian and elegant: Think sheers combined with full-length panels. On the off chance that your room gets a great deal of sun, decide on light hues that won’t fade. The most suggested lightweight textures for panels are cotton, linen, and silk blends on the grounds that they will in general hang well. Apart from there are various other home interior design ideas via which you can brighten up your home!

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5. Hang at least one mirror in every room:

Mirrors can cause a space to feel more brilliant on the grounds that they bounce the light around the room. Be that as it may, putting one in an inappropriate spot can be nearly as awful as not having one by any stretch of the imagination. Put mirrors on walls perpendicular to windows, not directly opposite them. Hanging a mirror directly opposite a window can really skip the light right out the window. Hanging mirrors is one of our most favorite home interior design ideas.What is yours?

6. Layer the lighting:

Each room ought to have three sorts of lighting: ambient, which gives by and large illumination and frequently originates from ceiling fixtures; task, which is regularly found over a kitchen island or a reading niche; and complement, which is progressively improving, featuring, state, work of art. For a lounge room, you ought to have in any event 3 watts (42 lumens) per square foot. One visual trick we swear by is utilizing uplights. Setting a canister uplight or a torchiere in the corner will cast a gleam on the roof, causing a space to appear to be bigger than it actually is.7

7. Reinvent Outdated fixtures:

Have dated fixtures? Reinvent them with a splash of paint and reasonably priced restoring kits. A 1980s brass chandelier can get a renewed purpose with a speedy layer of pounded bronze or satin nickel spray paint. Indeed, even obsolete kitchen cupboards profit by a couple of layers of white paint and new equipment. Furthermore, in the event that you thought there was no expectation for Formica ledges, reconsider. Swap out broken and jumbled switch plates and outlet covers for refreshed coordinating ones. Nothing hauls down a revived space like a grimy, almond-shaded switch plate. This kind of home interior design ideas helps you keep your old furniture but also make it look modern.

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8. Mix Metals:

To soften the modern edge of hardened steel, put a conventional turn on the kitchen cabinetry with metal trims. With the assistance of a local hardware maker, you can even design our own hinges and cabinet pulls. Blending metals adds warmth to a room. This is an especially good home interior design ideas for kitchens with contemporary designs. Sometimes modern designs can feel cold and listless. Adding metals helps keep the design intact while also adding warmth and life to the space. It is a perfect mix of futuristic design and traditional designs which livens up the space.

9. Invite nature inside your home:

The most ideal approach to adjust sleek lines and contemporary furniture are by including a couple of one of a kind natural components, from driftwood to greenery. For example, adding potted plants and elements made out of wood or even a simple flower vase will really uplift the room. It will soften the space plus colours of nature like brown and green are known to add a feeling of calm and tranquillity to a space. You can use this tip for any space that needs softening of design but it works best in living rooms and bedrooms. Apart from there are various other home interior design ideas via which you can give an earthy feel to your home!

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10.Play with Texture:

It’s anything but difficult to incline toward the typical textures like wood and leather when attempting to create a textured living space, yet branch outside of your usual range of familiarity. We suggest drawing from your very own style, particularly the pieces of clothing and patterns you gravitate towards. This is not only an aesthetic design idea but it also lends uniqueness to your space. It will allow your home to truly reflect your style and the things you like. This is the current addition to modern home interior design ideas

11. Upholster Antique Furniture With Modern Fabric:

Make what’s old new again by empowering antique pieces with vivid textures and fabrics from the 21st century. For example, you can upholster ancient chairs with a hot pink fabric. That colour adds such a pop of newness and energy on old chairs. This, in turn, invigorates and livens up the whole room. Plus it makes the chairs stand out and be style statements in themselves.

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12. Scale artwork to your wall:

There are hardly any things more silly looking than hanging tiny little artwork excessively high on the wall The centre of an image should hang at eye level. On the off chance that one individual is short and the other tall, average their statures. Likewise, consider; for an enormous wall, pull out all the stops with one oversized piece or gather smaller pieces like in a gallery. For the last mentioned, don’t space the photos excessively far apart; 2 to 4 inches between things normally looks best.

This concludes the list of 12 home interior design ideas that will help you give your home a splendid makeover. As you can see most of these ideas do not require a lot of effort and are just simple yet aesthetic design tricks that really spruce up space. The best idea is to look at your home from a holistic perspective. It is about seeing how each room works in balance with the others. This will help you craft a variety of designs in your spaces. If you are looking to get your interior designed from professional and best interior designers in Mumbai then reach out to Urban Dreams We don’t only do living room interiors, bedroom interior design but also are well known modular kitchen manufacturers in Mumbai. As we design and manufacture a variety of furniture like wardrobe, tv unit design in India, dining tables etc we are also termed as the best space-saving furniture manufacturers in Mumbai. Happy Decorating!

This project addresses the psychological impacts of the hospital’s physical environment on patients and their families. It seeks to enhance patient experience and well-being through considered design of hospital spaces, through the implementation of a care-guiding system that utilises elements of colour, texture, nature and positive distractions. The site that I have selected is the Wellington Children’s Hospital. The design will be implemented initially in the waiting room area as it is one of the main transitioning points in the children’s journey from home into the hospital. Through thoughtful design, there is an opportunity to create a nurturing environment where children and their families feel a sense of belonging and control, and enjoy a more positive and healing experience. 

Hospital spaces need to be designed for children so that they are easily read and allow them to find their way around and remember routes. For my design, and beginning with the waiting room, I will construct a narrative which will act as a care-guiding system for families and their children to find their way around the hospital through different touch points. Colours, texture and symbol referencing will be used in certain areas to differentiate and identify zones and functions. Colour referencing can be used on furnishings etc to define an activity of the space. By combining the colours with landmarks, children can have enhanced memory of routes and spaces. This can be a great help to help children feel a sense of place, safety, reassurance and belonging.

Connecting children with the architectural features through physical participation and natural landscape elements enhance the satisfaction of the experience within the space and helps stay in their memory. Visual playful elements will be used to stimulate children’s imagination, providing positive distractions, keeping occupants in good spirits, while also helping parents stay calm. 

My project will be investigating the links between the built environment and the attitudes of the patients. Addressing the areas which had the most impact on themselves and their families. When patients were asked to describe a patient friendly environment, Most responses had common themes of : 

- Accessibility

- Privacy 

- Personal space 

- Something to occupy their minds 

- Sense of security and comfort

Negative feedback included an environment where :

 - facilities that were not easily accessible

- where the physical layout of the hospital lacked communication and connection with others. 

Loss of independence and a lack of control within the space was an issue, highlighting the importance of the layout of the wards. One of the most important aspects was being able to feel at home. 

For this project I am creating a care guiding system with the waiting area being my focus area to address these issues, allowing people to engage with the space and with others, to have a sense of control over their actions while also providing positive distractions for children and their families creating a comforting and welcoming environment to help children adjust from their home into the hospital. 

The physical environment factors of health care systems have a huge impact on a child's wellbeing “Physical attributes contribute to the meaning of place by supporting or inhibiting the individual's ability to control, personalise and have meaningful relationships in the space. Having a major affect over the child's feelings and behaviours. “Children seek adventure and challenge, they explore places and enjoy transforming spaces to create imaginary worlds.” (Tovey, 2007). Within health care environments children need space where they can play but also smaller, quiet spaces for their own privacy providing opportunities for independence but also a place where they can return to when necessary. The use of colour and lighting has a huge impact on the atmosphere of a room having a great impact on children. “The sense of touch is directly related to cognitive development, and colour has far-reaching effects which influence behaviour.”( Maxwell and Evans, 2002). Cool colours tend to have calming effects and warm colours create warmth and excitement for children. This research shows that children have positive reactions to bright colours such as pink, blue, yellow and negative emotions for dark colours eg. Black, brown, grey.  A hospital should be a nurturing place that encourages positivity, the use of colour can create energy that is uplifting and positive energy. Colours offer opportunity for positive distraction and can be used to highlight points of orientation.  

It’s important for children to be able to navigate their way around the hospital, spaces, corners, directions can be designed to attract their attention so they will recall the spaces easily. Memory of space is the critical link to connecting us to the place. In a hospital environment things can seem disjointed and overwhelming for children when there is a lack of communication and connection within spaces. “Children struggle with a limited collection of memories and fail to connect places to each other.”(Ibrahimi, Nada & Cuedari, 2019 ) This makes it difficult for them to find their way around and remember routes. When we are connected with the site we know the directions and feel comfortable and feel more in control. Hospital spaces need to be designed for children so that they are easily read. Connecting children with physical participation with the architectural features and natural landscape elements enhance the satisfaction of the experience within the space and helps stay in their memory. 

A way to achieve this can be used through using colours, textures and symbols on certain floors is a method used in hospitals to differentiate each space to help identify each zone. Using different colours referencing an activity of the room including the furnishings can help children find their way. Combining the colours with landmarks can be a great help  to help children feel a sense of place. Elements of the physical environment that children are using can help increase their perception of the space therefore creating more of a comforting atmosphere, helping the process of recovery. An “enriched environment also serves as a distraction from pain helping to concentrate on other activities.”( Ibrahimi, Nada & Cuedari, 2019 ). This care guide system will use colours making the differing environments recognisable, creating connection with the spaces, it strengthens the position in the mental map of the children’s mind and stimulates the memory. 

The use of nature elements can speak to children and help provide a therapeutic atmosphere for those visiting the hospital creating an enjoyable experience. Built environments infused with the experience of nature can speak to children and help provide therapeutic benefits for those visiting the hospital and help with the healing process. One major response from families who visited the hospital empathises the importance of privacy for themselves, intimacy with their family and faculties for visiting children. A parent stating that children get bored easily and can start to get restless which may cause distress to other patients and surrounding families. ( Douglas, Calbert H 2004.)  

  The Royal Children’s Hospital is a great example of a healthcare system that meets the needs of children and their families through design. Using elements from the natural surroundings of the site such as natural textures, forms and colours of the park create an enriching and restorative environment for children, families and the staff. Inviting the human touch, de institutionalising the hospital genre. Colour is used as a wayfinding strategy which carries a narrative of the many landscapes that make up the state of Victoria. Each colour is used to define each level representing a different environment through graphics, paint, joinery, vinyl, furniture and soft furnishings. Using this coordinated approach results in engaging uplifting ranges of interior, providing patients with positive distractions. The Royal children’s hospital in Melbourne has a wide ride and positive distractions linking the hospital together inviting the community together through a variety of public spaces to meet and eat, performance spaces, playgrounds, meerkat enclosures and aquariums built within the building, large scale artworks and interactive video screens. These elements all act as positive distractions for all age groups, with various activities and visual stimulation it engages with the children and families coming in and out of the hospital. Drawing inspiration from The Royal children’s hospital in Melbourne, the internal spatial experience has been assembled to promote a restore and healing environment for children and their families. Using this information I will be looking at how I can bring in colour, light and texture through a narrative which will act as a care guide-system for children and their families through the hospital at ease. I will be using the Royal children’s hospital as a framework for this projects, creating a narrative which will help guide children and their families through the hospital, separating each ward with an altering environment which conveys a story .I am particularly interested in the use of positive distractions within hospital environments and will use this throughout the points in the hospital.

I have chosen the waiting area as my focus point for this 2 week project as it acts as one of the main transitional stages for children and families entering the hospital. The waiting room should be equipped for the children’s and families wellbeing, accommodating care for children of a range of different ages. “The connection of wellbeing and how the rooms are equipped suggests that children’s well-being relates to the activities the premises allow and invite, such as play, relaxation, being entertained or distracted from the issue at hand.” (Olsson and Kläferud, Chap. 3). The layout of the waiting room interior, placing of furnishing, colour and lighting allows different functions in relation to each other. When reviewed, the perceived waiting time was found to be more determined by the patient's experience within the spaces than the actual amount of time they were waiting. Within these waiting areas the perceived wait time can play a huge factor on one's emotional state, contributing to feelings of stress,  fear, anxiety, and pain. 

Having visual interventions within waiting areas has revealed to have significant behaviour benefits, decreasing restless behaviour and socialisation increasing. Having a screen which attracted the patients attention decreased the number of people staring at each other which is a common issue within waiting areas as it has implications for one's privacy. Having a positive distraction such as a video playing creates a more calming environment.Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne, uses led characterful wall art to greet visitors bringing a warmth and a moment of happiness to patients during difficult circumstances. Situated at the entrance of the hospital ward the graphics move with the movement and touch of children, patients and staff, triggering animations of landscapes and animals to bring joy to children. This mural was designed to positively affect the mood and ambience of the hospital, specific demographics require a unique space, this is achieved through brightness, a slower speed of animation, refined colour plays a tribute as well. 

My project will consider these physical environment factors, focusing on the children and their families at the heart of the design. Focusing on the waiting area as a key point of my caregiving system, I have identified the importance of the use of colour, layout, furnishing, positive distraction and privacy within the hospital environment.

My design : I have designed seating pods which are carved into the walls. This provides privacy for families and can be a safe place for children to nest in if they’re feeling overwhelmed. Tables can be used for a variety of activities, kids can sit, play, draw within. Colour lines these pods to create a friendly atmosphere softening the space. I’ve used organic shapes for the hallows as I didn’t want to use harsh lines to disrupt the space, creating a natural theme to the room. In the centre of the waiting room has a varied range of seating which are all curved and smooth creating comfort for families and to offer freedom to move around the space. On the far wall is an interactive screen which has natural elements such as plants and animals which are activated with movement in touch offering patients positive distinctions. As they wait for their name to be called they can watch and play with the characters on the wall, forming a positive connection with the room. 

References :

Tovey, H. (2007). Playing outdoors: Spaces and places, risks and challenge (debating play). Maidenhead: Open University Press. 

U.S. General Services Administration Public Buildings Service. (2003). Child care center design guide (PBS 3425-13). Washington, DC. 

Olsson AM.E., Kläfverud M. (2017) To Be Summoned to Barnahus: Children’s Perspectives. In: Johansson S., Stefansen K., Bakketeig E., Kaldal A. (eds) Collaborating Against Child Abuse. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

Douglas, Calbert H., and Mary R. Douglas. “Patient-Friendly Hospital Environments: Exploring the Patients’ Perspective.” Health Expectations 7, no. 1 (March 2004): 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1369-6513.2003.00251.x.

Ibrahimi, Nada & Cuedari, Ani & Nepravishta, Florian. (2019). NEURO-ARCHITECTURE AND PLACEMAKING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND BRAIN. 

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Huawei P40 Series to hit shelves across Oman in April

Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) has announced in China the HUAWEI P40 Pro+, HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40, the new HUAWEI P40 Series flagship smartphones featuring cutting-edge designs with ground-breaking camera innovations that radically expand mobile photography and video capture possibilities. The Huawei P40 Pro will be available for pre-order in Oman on April 2, and will hit the shelves on April 9.

The HUAWEI P40 Series continues the series’ heritage of imaging excellence. The large 1/1.28-inch sensor has a binned pixel size measuring 2.44μm to massively boost light intake for enhanced low-light performance, while a new periscope design realises 10x true optical zoom. The P40 Series is powered by Kirin 990 5G and supports high-speed 5G and Wi-Fi 6 Plus. The advanced hardware is embedded in a beautiful and compact enclosure featuring the HUAWEI Quad-curve Overflow Display that delivers outstanding fluidity and responsiveness.

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer BG, “The HUAWEI P Series has always been about innovative aesthetics and making premium imaging hardware accessible, representing the very best of industrial design and technology. With an outstanding sensor, camera systems that we co-engineered with Leica, powerful chipset and HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, the HUAWEI P40 Series exemplifies our focus and offers an all-day Super Definition experience to help consumers realise their creative vision.”

Unprecedented design The HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 Pro+ are equipped with the HUAWEI Quad-curve Overflow Display. Inspired by the art of motion, the display takes on a curved edge on all four sides, creating a shape that is reminiscent of water on the cusp of overflowing from the rim of a filled cup. The super narrow bezels and streamlined round corners ensure an ergonomic hold and a near borderless look, while an enhanced in-screen fingerprint reader offers 30 percent faster biometric authentication.

Available in three glossy glass finishes – Ice White, Deep Sea Blue and Black – and two innovative refractive matte glass finishes – Blush Gold and Silver Frost, the HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 exude classical elegance from every angle. HUAWEI P40 Pro+ features an exquisite nano-tech ceramic back panel that is kilned and polished to ensure it stands the test of time with incredible durability and timeless style. This unique design comes in two iconic colours: Ceramic White and Ceramic Black.

An all-connected 5G powerhouse The HUAWEI P40 Series is powered by Kirin 990 5G to deliver integrated 5G connectivity with the most comprehensive 5G band support, robust AI performance and power efficiency. Display responsiveness and gaming experience are taken to the next level by the upgraded graphics rendering engine making the most of the 90Hz panel on the HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 Pro+. The 160MHz Wi-Fi 6 Plus technology featured in the full line-up offers high-speed connectivity with support for 2,400Mbps peak theoretical transmission speed. The industry-leading 40W Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge is available on the HUAWEI P40 Pro+ for fast and convenient charging. The chipset is given the thermal headroom to deliver exceptional performance by the advanced cooling systems, including the bespoke 4-in-1 SuperCool system in the HUAWEI P40 Pro+.

All-day Super Definition photography Embedded in the HUAWEI P40 Series is the advanced Ultra Vision Leica camera system, available in triple-camera, quad-camera and penta-camera configurations. The HUAWEI P40 delivers outstanding photographic results with ultra wide-angle, wide-angle and telephoto lenses. The HUAWEI P40 Pro features an evolution of the Leica Quad Camera with a more powerful Ultra Wide Cine Camera and ToF Camera alongside 50x SuperSensing Zoom. The HUAWEI P40 Pro+ lets consumers see the unprecedented with the SuperZoom Array, which supports 10x true optical zoom and 100x maximum digital zoom.

The HUAWEI Ultra Vision Sensor included in the full HUAWEI P40 Series is Huawei’s largest CMOS sensor to date. Measuring 1/1.28 inches diagonally, it supports pixel binning to achieve a pixel size of 2.44μm and Full Pixel Octa PD AutoFocus for high-speed focus at any time of day, while the HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine integrates and processes data from multiple cameras to generate a comprehensive improvement in picture quality.

HUAWEI P40 Pro brings faraway subjects up close with 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x maximum digital zoom. For the first time ever, the 5x Optical Telephoto Camera in the HUAWEI P40 Pro includes a RYYB colour filter array to boost light intake and improve quality of zoomed shots. HUAWEI P40 Pro+ has a 100x SuperZoom Array with a new periscope design that reflects light five times, extending the light path by 178 percent to support 10x true optical zoom. The optically stabilised Ultra Vision Wide Camera and SuperZoom Array work in tandem with AI to realise Triple OIS+AIS for vastly improved photo and video stabilisation.

Skin tone and texture are faithfully reproduced by a new Multi-spectrum Colour Temperature Sensor and AI AWB algorithm that boost colour accuracy by 45 percent. Deep learning algorithms provide real-time portrait optimisations that enhance lighting and detail. HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 Pro+ have a 32MP AF Camera and IR Depth Camera that support autofocus and Bokeh reproduction to deliver the same outstanding portrait effects that are signature to Huawei devices, as well as IR Face Unlock for device unlock even in low light conditions. HUAWEI P40 Series also introduces HUAWEI Golden Snap, which includes AI Best Moment, a new smart photography feature that chooses the best frames from a Moving Picture. AI Remove Passerby and AI Remove Reflection can do away with unwanted subjects and glare from the frame, allowing users to easily enhance their images after the fact.

A powerful pocket-sized video camera The 40MP Ultra Wide Cine Camera in HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 Pro+ has a focal length that is equivalent to 18mm and a 1/1.54-inch sensor supporting the 3:2 aspect ratio. SedecimPixel Fusion Technology is built into this camera to support 16-in-1 pixel binning, producing super pixels that measure 4.48μm to boost light sensitivity up to ISO51200 and enable 7680fps Ultra Slow-Motion video capture.

HUAWEI P40 Series supports real-time Bokeh effects for videos. Similar to the results of a wide aperture lens, this feature adds progressive Bokeh to help highlight the main subject of the footage. The telephoto camera can capture high quality zoom footage as well as 4K time-lapse videos. Directional Audio Zoom, available on HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40 Pro+, allows users to zoom in on an audio source and amplify its sound at the same time.

EMUI 10.1 Huawei Share and HUAWEI AppGallery The EMUI 10.1 operating system introduces a host of new features that enable a richer, more seamless AI life. Huawei Share facilitates high-speed file transfer between the smartphone and other devices such as tablets and PCs. With Huawei Share on the HUAWEI P40 Series, consumers can stream music to a smart speaker, initiate screen projection and connect to Wi-Fi by tapping the device they want to connect to with their phone. New functionality added to the Multi-screen Collaboration allows users to easily answer video or voice calls hands-free directly through the PC, and open files and hyperlinks on the smartphone with native PC applications for enhanced productivity.

Working in close collaboration with global developers, Huawei offers a wide range of global and local apps on AppGallery, Huawei’s official app marketplace. Users can also enjoy a rich library of quality entertainment media on HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI Music and HUAWEI Reader, with new additions from top content providers being added on a continuous basis.

Available in Black and Silver Frost, The Huawei P40 Pro will be available in Oman for pre-order April 2, 2020 and will hit the shelves on April 9, 2020 for RO359.900, with a gift package worth RO180 consisting of a Freebuds 3, a Smart scale, 6 month Screen Protection, and 50G cloud storage. Alongside the HUAWEI P40 Series, Huawei also launched the HUAWEI WATCH GT2e, HUAWEI Sound X and the latest Spring/Summer 2020 HUAWEI X GENTLE MONSTER Eyewear, further enriching its product portfolio of all-scenario products that are designed to help consumers live a better digital life.

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The Royal Children’s Hospital

The Royal children’s hospital in Melbourne, the internal spatial experience “has been assembled to promote a restore and healing environment for children and their families”. (https://www.detail-online.com/article/nature-inspired-design-the-royal-childrens-hospital-in-melbourne-16520/)) 

Using elements from the natural surroundings of the site such as natural textures, forms and colours of the park create a enriching and restorative environment for children, families and the staff. Inviting the human touch, de institutionalising the hospital genre. Colour is used as a way finding strategy which carries a narrative of the many landscapes that make up the state of Victoria. Each colour is used to define each level representing a different environment through graphics, paint, joinery, vinyl, furniture and soft furnishings. Using this coordinated approach results in engaging uplifting ranges of interior, providing patients with positive distractions. 

The Royal children’s hospital in Melbourne has a wide ride a positive distractions linking the hospital together inviting the community together through a vary of public spaces to meet and eat, performance spaces, playgrounds, meerkat enclosures and aquariums built within the building, large scale artworks and interactive video screens. These elements all act as positive distractions for all age groups, with varies activities and visual stimulation it engages with the children and families coming in and out of the hospital.