Does Quality Matter?

Vaasa, Ostrava, Prague

Human Beings in the Modern World

Byte-powered Future

Does Quality Matter?

Description
Most of consumers are starting to be more aware of sustainability issues regarding fast fashion and cheap, disposable products. But are we thinking the same way about the many applications and software we use daily? Sustainability thinking is slowly creeping to software development as it is one the fastest growing industries in regards to energy consumption. We might not think the development of software is a burden on the environment, but as AI is increasingly being used in the development, the risk is that we are wasting lots of computing power to build ”fast applications” instead of focusing on the long-term, quality applications. This is why we are interested in exploring how the younger generations think and feel about the quality and sustainability of software. How do the younger generations think about the sustainability and long-term quality of software? How does it affect their daily lives now and in the future? What kind of information would they be interested in seeing regarding the quality or sustainability? How should the information or data be visualized for them? How might this look like, for example, in Google Play Store or Apple Store in the future? Help us to explore how to make software development more sustainable and of higher quality. We are welcoming all the students interested in human behaviour, technology trends, psychology and usability to this project!
Contact person
Jere Wessman
Jere Wessman

Creative Director

+358 40 631 4029

jere@demola.net

Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
Heini-Marja Rintaniemi

Program Manager

+358 50 582 7401

heikku@demola.net

Basic information

Apply by

29 Sept 2024

Location

Vaasa

Teamwork

In person

Language

English

Timeline

Project starts

07 Oct 2024

Kick-off (2 days)

07 Oct 2024 - 08 Oct 2024

Mid-event

12 Nov 2024

Final session

10 Dec 2024

Project ends

10 Dec 2024

Related tags

#artificial intelligence

#consumerism

#cz

#fi

#quality

#software