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title: "Private Projects: Bellikon Museum, AI & Games | Daniel P. Schmidt"
description: "Private projects by Daniel P. Schmidt: Bellikon museum association, Swiss microclimate simulator (urban heat islands), AI projects, games and data analyses."
lang: en
url: https://www.dpschmidt.ch/en/private-projects/
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# Private projects

Here I present my involvement with the Bellikon museum association as well as other personal projects.

The linked apps are in German.

Understanding urban heat islands in Swiss cities

## Swiss Microclimate Simulator

Why does Carouge or Emmen get so much hotter in summer than the surrounding countryside – and what helps? The simulator shows how asphalt, permeable paving, buildings, green spaces, trees and green roofs affect a neighbourhood's air and surface temperature. The calculation is based on Stanford University's InVEST Urban Cooling Model (60% tree shade, 20% albedo, 20% evaporation) and roughly calibrated against figures from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and ETH Zurich.

- Presets for Swiss municipalities such as Carouge, Emmen, Zurich, Geneva, Riehen or Vevey
- 24-hour cycle through to the tropical night, plus a duel mode comparing two locations side by side
- Interactive swisstopo map with a heat-island layer and a 3D neighbourhood view
- Metrics such as cooling capacity, surface temperature and air-conditioning energy saved

A hobby project for exploring the relationships in a playful way – not a scientific model for location-specific forecasts. The simulator itself is in German.

[Open the simulator](https://www.dpschmidt.ch/mks/)[About the project & methodology](https://www.dpschmidt.ch/mks/ueber.html)

President

## Bellikon Museum Association

Active commitment to promoting local history and culture. The non-profit association is dedicated to the history and culture of Bellikon and runs the local museum (Ortsmuseum Bellikon).

[Ortsmuseum Bellikon](https://www.ortsmuseum-bellikon.ch/)

- AI ethicsI am convinced that AI is here to stay, in one form or another. To use AI properly – as we can and should – we need an ethical approach. I am currently developing a framework based on existing insights from research and practice.
- AI stress relieverStress and burnout are a real problem in the IT industry – and not only there. This AI-based stress reliever helps you 'over the phone'.[Stress reliever](https://futurecrm.ch/tests/index.html)
- AI ARTAI supports us in many ways: coding, creativity and more. A small 'vibe coding' experiment, back then still with Gemini...[AI ART](https://futurecrm.ch/tests/ditper_music.html)
- SnakeSnake is a classic game you can build with AI.[Snake](https://futurecrm.ch/tests/snake.html)
- TetrisTetris is a classic game you can build with AI. Here is a simple example.[Tetris](http://dpschmidt.ch/tetris/index.html)
- Slideshow browserI developed a slideshow browser for sharing and commenting on images for the 'Neozoen' exhibition at the Ortsmuseum Bellikon. Images can be uploaded and commented on there.[Slideshow](https://dpschmidt.ch/sldshw/index.html)
- MotoCrushA dynamic 3D motorbike race in pure HTML.[MotoCrush](https://www.dpschmidt.ch/motocrush)
- AMIGA simulatorA first retro attempt: a simulation of the iconic AMIGA 2000 with the original Kickstart.[AMIGA simulator](https://www.dpschmidt.ch/iconic)
- Social assistance recipients in Switzerland – analysisAnalysis of social assistance recipients in Switzerland and their origin, based on Federal Statistical Office (FSO) data from 2006–2024.[Social assistance analysis](https://dpschmidt.ch/socswiss/index.html)