Pitch in the Cloud Yifan Zhou Supervisor: Dr. John Doyle
The project “Pitch in the Cloud� is a project researching how data archives could be integrated into people’s daily life and how data would play a role in the post-pandemic world. In the post-pandemic world, people are desperate to socialise but still aware of social distancing, so physical contact with virtual objects would be a great idea in such a building. For example, people are used to studying with each other by gathering together in one place, but in the future, they may have one more option which is interacting with hologram classmates/colleagues by the support of data centre behind them. This allows people to gain an awareness of social engagement but with a great feeling of safety in their minds. In all these activities, the data centre plays an essential role, reinforcing why people would be more willing to get to know them instead of just put them out of the city like a real cloud. In the valley like entrance, people feel more engagement and amusement whilst sustaining great safety. At the same time, the commercial part could be plugged in to make a profit from it. Much more technology elements could be inserted by the support of the strong data centre and the plaza would be a great place to chill and enjoy the safety and happiness brought by technology in the postpandemic world. Finally, this project could be a powerful information centre bringing the public together and output the