Lefferts House Interaction Proposal

By Dara Zad, Erik Burke and Donny Chou

•1) Brief History of Lefferts House

•2) Proposal for tech-aided interaction

•3) Concept And Idea

•5) Explain the technology

•6) Precedent

•7) Video demo

Lefferts House History Brief

The Lefferts Historic House is located in Prospect Park across from the Carousel, next to the zoo, and across the street from the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.

For the past 18 years the site has been oriented to FAMILIES and CHILDREN

The Lefferts house has one of the highest visitorships of the Historic Houses in NYC with about 30,000 people a year in the house and yard

The Lefferts Historic House is located in Prospect Park across from the Carousel, next to the zoo, and across the street from the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.

For the past 18 years the site has been oriented to FAMILIES and CHILDREN

The Lefferts house has one of the highest visitorships of the Historic Houses in NYC with about 30,000 people a year in the house and yard

One of a handful farmhouses surviving in King County’s rural past and is the only one from Flatbush.

- House built for Pieter Lefferts, a lieutenant in the Continental Army during the Revolution. His grandaughter, Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt, recorded the history of her family, her community and her landmark home in the Social History of Flatbush, published in 1881.

- In 1917, the estate of John Lefferts offered the home with the condition that it be moved off its original location. The City accepted it and brought the house to Prospect Park in 1918. In 1920 it opened as a museum.

One of a handful farmhouses surviving in King County’s rural past and is the only one from Flatbush.

- House built for Pieter Lefferts, a lieutenant in the Continental Army during the Revolution. His grandaughter, Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt, recorded the history of her family, her community and her landmark home in the Social History of Flatbush, published in 1881.

- In 1917, the estate of John Lefferts offered the home with the condition that it be moved off its original location. The City accepted it and brought the house to Prospect Park in 1918. In 1920 it opened as a museum.

Audio Aided Proposal

•1) To add additional exploration through audio interactivity

•2) Create an open dialogue for the social and cultural histories in and around the house.

•3) To create an intriguing soundscape of the environment as it is believed to have been at the time the Lefferts lived there.

(Which are especially not touched upon with visitors outside of school groups as it is now also)

(Which are especially not touched upon with visitors outside of school groups as it is now also)

Initial conceptInitial concept

Who will find this useful?

1) Useful for people who do not come in school groups or scheduled tours. (people meandering in the house).

1) Useful for people who do not come in school groups or scheduled tours. (people meandering in the house).

Technical Plan

RFID Arduino Small Speakers

Precedent

AUDIO CONTENT

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONAL

a) Dutch b) Lenape Indians d) AfricanBehind the scenes* process and labor

Leisure and entertainmentlifestyle

Outside only content

•Dutch: Lantern

•Lenape Indians: Drum

•African: Candle