Byens Stemmer (City Voices) is a citizen involvement process focussing on gathering values and ideas for the future Multimedia Library in Århus. Furthermore the project covers a range of experiments with experience centred design and spatial interaction design.
Byens Stemmer is an interactive exhibition concept that allows the users to move a table-like setup on which a screen displays a section of a map of Århus, Denmark or the World. The user can choose between the three maps and by physically moving the table pan the digital section of the map. On each map the user can find and hear context specific scenarios. In addition comments can be stored at specific locations on the map by talking to the table and hereby allowing the users to share their opinions.
From the 15th of March 2006 the table will be synchronized with the website www.byensstemmer.dk (Danish) and an identical setup placed in Hovedbiblioteket in Aarhus.
The project Byens Stemmer is a collaboration between the international and interdisciplinary team Projektgruppen Byens Stemmerand Multimediehuset, Borgerservice og Biblioteker, Århus Kommune and Frit Oplysningsforbund Århus (10% puljen).
