Different Strokes For Different Folks - Presentation Screens

Lough Key Forest Park, the only area of Boyle, Co. Roscommon that seems to be thriving. Why is this? L.K.F.P is serviced by the River Shannon, which attracts a large number of visitors annually. Shannon Cruisers have to pass through this area when navigating the river, so visitors tend to stop to have a break etc. The area has it's own marina, and has numerous amenities and activities for people to do. We want to apply this adventurous formula to Boyle town.
 

A poster that caught our eye in Boyle town. The residents embrace the Moone Boy program on television. Also the tagline says "Bringing Colour To Our Community." This is what we intend to do as part of our project. Our project is titled "Different Strokes For Different Folks" meaning that we will cater for people of all ages and interests. Buildings and areas around town are colour coordinated to represent the related activity involved. For example people interested in the nightlife, like pubs, clubs and restaurants; could "paint the town red" by simply visiting all the buildings/areas painted red. Below is an example of the town buildings painted in their corresponding colours. This adds a new lease of life to the town by making it visually striking, interesting, and injecting freshness back into Boyle.

 

We know people are coming to visit Lough Key Forest Park, so how can we get them into Boyle town? How about a cable car? As energy efficiency is a major factor as of late, we want to keep all our ideas/projects as green and self sufficient as possible. Our cable cars would operate on a tandem bike system, meaning people would cycle a system that would transport them into Boyle. We would also add the option for older or not so adventurous people to pay for a meter based system to activate an electric motor for transportation. This would encourage people to be aware of their carbon footprint too.
  

Here are some of the projects that we would love to construct in Boyle that we feel would attract a lot of people to the town. How about seeing town from a completely different perspective all together?
How about an ariel walkway? The public can sight see from a bridge that circles the town from above. Different colour coded areas would cater for the more adventurous, with ziplines, climbing etc.

How about spending some time in the treetops? People can have the option again of climbing, ziplining into the treetops to explore a new world, while everyone else can take the lift to relax in a cafe or restaurant while taking in the beautiful scenery below.

Activities would dot Boyle town for the more adventurous at heart ranging from bungee jumps and zorbing to more tame activities like canoeing and fishing, to nature walks and guided tours.

Since Boyle has a some what extra terrestrial past, we figured we could cater for that too. How about dining out in a flying saucer? Our UFO restaurant is suspended above the river and made from mostly glass allowing for customer again to take in the sights and a unique experience. Again as we cater for everyone, the restaurant would have alternative entrances and exits depending on your preference, for example a lift, or zipline, to rope ladder.
 

Above is a map of Boyle town with the proposed areas for the initial projects to be housed. With increased visits and tourism, the revenue created would go towards further projects and development. Initially the project would need funding to get it up and running, but we believe that after the initial stage the project would self fund future projects.

Above is a list of activities and projects that we thought of during the brainstorming stage. Time constraints didn't allow us to incorporate all of this into our project. But we felt these items could be added to Boyle at a later stage and were something to think about to attract visitors.

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Bridge, in the same wooden style as the one in Lough Key forest Park, walking above the town gives the people a new regenerative view on their town. It will make the town feel like something else.

Quirky and unique features like cable cars and a skywalk above the town would draw in tourists. We want to follow the formula of Lough Key Forest Park to attract outdoors people back into Boyle, instead of bypassing it for lough Key-  we wish to improve the attractiveness and image of it.

Bridge from Lough Key into Town.   Cycle Track

Cable Car / Tram Bridge      From Lough Key into Town

 

Hedge Maze with Theremin

 A super-sized musical instrument, controlled by movement rather than touch , can be played by up to 10  people at once.

Moving in activation zone would create a "symphony of movement."There is something simple and quite magical about an instrument that we can play from a distance, with no physical contact whatsoever.

Interactive instrument designed to make people move and to make people listen, not only to their own sound but to the sound of others engaging with the instrument as well.. So people can play this instrument together, shifting their position in space in order to shift the pitch and loudness of their sound. We believe this would engage local people's creativity and problem solving skills.

We plan to develop an Interactive game based around the theremin. We would develop a maze/game whereby people listen to the different sounds the theremin produces as they move about in the maze, blindfolded, and try to find their way out using senses other than sight. It would also bring people close to nature while having fun.

 

( The theremin uses the heterodyne principle to generate an audio signal. The instrument's pitch circuitry includes two radio frequency oscillators. One oscillator operates at a fixed frequency. The frequency of the other oscillator is controlled by the performer's distance from the pitch control antenna. The performer's hand acts as the grounded plate (the performer's body being the connection to ground) of a variable capacitor in an L-C (inductance-capacitance) circuit, which is part of the oscillator and determines its frequency. (Although the capacitance between the performer and the instrument is on the order of picofarafs or even hundreds of femtofarads, the circuit design gives a useful frequency shift.) The difference between the frequencies of the two oscillators at each moment allows the creation of a difference tone in the audio frequemcy range, resulting in audio signals that are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.

To control volume, the performer's other hand acts as the grounded plate of another variable capacitor. In this case, the capacitor detunes another oscillator; that detuning is processed to change the attenuation in the amplifier circuit. The distance between the performer's hand and the volume control antenna determines the capacitance, which regulates the theremin's volume.)

Tree Top Village-landscape and nature as a potential resource for regeneration. using the trees and nature in this way will promote interest and awareness in the local environment

Tree Top Village

using trees for a zipline and encouraging people to view the local scenery and natural environment in the town in a positive way



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Tree top hotel, with alternative entrances for customers. It is unique and quirky features like this in the town that would bring tourists right in and keep them there.

Hedge Maze in the town square- we plan to increase number of green spaces in town and planting a hedge maze in the town centre would bring people close to nature and encourage interaction with the environment. Things like a History tour game could be held in the maze for kids to teach them about the town.

We plan to use the natural environment and resources in the Town of Boyle for numerous fun and exciting activities to bring people INTo the town. for example kayaking, skywalk, ziplining, bungee jumping

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