TravARlog
TravARlog brings nostalgia for the koukan-nikki to modern technology by pairing an iOS app with an postcards. Through mixed reality, the app helps creators build and preserve memories in a virtual environment. Meanwhile, the recipient receives a tangible 'Key' in the form of a unique physical postcard that unlocks the sender's thoughtfully curated augmented reality.
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• What is “Koukan-nikki” ?
"Koukan-nikki" translates to "Exchange Diary" in English. Exchange diaries were a popular trend in the 1990s, where people shared a notebook, taking turns to write their thoughts, comments, and experiences. This practice fostered a deep sense of connection—one that feels increasingly rare in today’s digital age.
• Wendy’s Exchange Diary Practice:
Today, I am dissatisfied with contemporary social media because the gap between technology and tangible experiences continues to widen. We need digital spaces that foster deep reflection, authentic self-expression, and meaningful interactions that bridge technology and human experience.
• What’s special about the “Key”?
I want to recreate the feeling of losing my notebook key in 2006—a small moment that carried deep nostalgia, symbolizing the fragility of memories
- To unlock the immersive experience, postcards become ‘unique 🔑 ’ to access a virtual world
- Only the sender and receiver will have access to that immersive digital space based on their tangle postcard
- To unlock the immersive experience, postcards become ‘unique 🔑 ’ to access a virtual world
- Only the sender and receiver will have access to that immersive digital space based on their tangle postcard
• Exchange Diary = Postcard ?
• TravARlog Goals and Mission!
• Both physical and digital elements need to coexist to unlock the experience
Let’s Keep Memories Alive Together!