This thesis introduced me to tools and technologies in the realm of new media and computational development, the influence of each subject New media, cyberculture, and airport stakeholders. It served as a context for airport operations and management, involving passengers and employees, thereby forming a paradigm of cyberculture where each aspect facilitates digital networks and social shaping technologies. Some of the methods I followed were predominantly site visits and case studies, interviewing employees and passengers on their perspectives of travel and management. I also watched a documentary on one of the busiest and oldest airports, London's Heathrow which gave a lot of insights into operations and travel in and out of the airport. The site visits were observation visits on types of machines available, stakeholders' activity, and even booked a flight to Kochi to understand the insides of the airport. 

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My goal was to recreate the sense of wonder with technology, facilitate engagement towards tools and manage runaway expectations. I see the airport as the interface between passengers and airlines therefore airline customers become the airport's customers. I examined the role of innovative applications of new media in visual communication by considering visual expression design with information technology (IT), flexible layout, diversified modes of transmission, and interactivity of integration. My micro-outputs include AI widgets, Flight tracker installation, multimedia kiosks, and hologram signages. These 4 co-exhibit cyberculture principles of using the internet and data as a form of technology, new creative and collaborative tools, a new social context and a medium of communication.