DENOTE: Immersive Navigation
Technological advancement parallels accessibility in its many facets. With this in mind, there is a wealth of potential in improving accessibility for people with disabilities. Memory loss affects various aspects of ones life, from navigation to productivity and education. The limitation of navigation is addressed in Denote.
Denote is a proposed app to help memory-impaired people regain control over certain daily tasks through a virtual guide system.
Using augmented reality, people can see clear directional
indicators, familiar locations, and guides to the places they need
to go. The ability for one to navigate through their house, their
neighborhood, or even important buildings knowing they have a
support system in thier pocket will make them safer and happier
that they can take control of the tasks in their life.
Using augmented reality, users will be able to see virtual
arrows marking directions on a path and signs for notable
locations, including rooms or sections of a building like a
hospital or library. These locations can be logged, mapped,
and saved for the user to select when needed. A designated
caretaker can set important locations for the user and even
assign a location to the users phone remotely.
recurring activities can be created, saved, and easily selected when needed
if a place is more important than a specific activity, saved locations can also be used
augmented reality shows large, three dimensional, arrows that indicate each turn in a route
Quan: Smart Counting
As technology and its applications become more and more quotidian and integrated in modern lifestyle, it is common to feel a disconnect from the physical world. The virtual world, though full of utility, constantly begs the attention of its users. Quan is a project that addresses this paradox of productivity and distraction that is ever present on mobile devices.
QUAN is a platform that includes a physical device with a corresponding mobile application. The device, the Quanometer, records feedback given to it via a simple, color-based button interface. Feedback given to the device is recorded in a mobile app. It takes advantage of the data recording abilities that an app can have while also providing an interface that is a touch away
and does not pull the user away from their activity of focus.
QUAN exists for the specific customization and use by any type of person. Some users may use it for keeping track of how much water they drink or how many pushups they do in a day. Other users may want to measure how many different species of birds they saw in a week or how many plastic containers they threw in the recycling. The range of applications is broad so that users can be in control of their data tracking; QUANs position is solely as a tool to enable fluid data collection
Each button has a corresponding label which can be changed in the settings tab, full sets of presets, such as a rep counter, can be saved as well.
One can navigate from the home screen or go to the items tab to review any goals or progress they have made on a daily, weekly, and yearly basis.
The data collected on the quanometer is compiled into graphs to help visualize progress. Each item can be toggled on or off as needed