"Aquaform" is an educational mobile app (early prototype) created in collaboration with myself, Kelsey Wilson, Sapneel Prakash, Warda Amin and Dianxu Li and developed for client Melbourne Water. Its purpose, to assist in teaching land developers, young families and members of the general public about the behaviour of water and how its cycle operates/changes according to different environmental conditions.
"Aquaform" is an overly simplified and accessible teaching tool to improve water conservation, reduce the death of crucial marine life/ecosystems and pollution, particularly in residential/urban and rural/farmland locations. It allows users to see firsthand the negative impacts of when water is not effectively managed and then provides them with an opportunity to install a "solution" or "make a change" adaptive and appropriate for the environmental space. For example: Installing a water tank outside an urban household to prevent water overflow in stormwater drains during heavy rainfall periods.
To cover a broad spectrum of environments, users can switch between three: natural, urban, and rural. Seeing how the water cycle is affected by the following environmental factors: dry, moderate rain and heavy rain/storms.