23. November 2010
Project-goal: The goal of the project is to develop a tangible, GPS-based navigation for a bike without display. Project summary: How do you orient yourself while biking, for example as a tourist? You certainly will read traffic signs, ask people for direction and you will use a tourist-map. But at least the last example will force you to stop the bike. How could we provide a navigation, where the flow persists? The user will need a very unimposing feedback where to go. There are 3 main-areas where a biker is physically in contact with the bicycle: The handlebars, the foot pedal and the saddle. Those areas could act as transmitter, which gives a tangible and haptical feedback. Here is our concept video