Week 6
The last few days have been a bit of a struggle for me. I've felt like I have been going around in circles trying to design different somethings to solve the same problem or help the same issue. I had a tutorial with my tutors this morning and from the chat it was also clear that my head is a bit all over the place, not knowing really where to start and how to go about my concepts. I did a bit of research about current devices that are out there that help visually impaired people to navigate and that put a bit of a downer on my concepts. I realise that it probably won't be possible to invent something new, but rather add on to something existing.
After my tutorial I walked away with 3 different routes in my mind. So rather than trying to design for the same problem, I am trying to design 3 different solutions/ routes to take. These are the 3 different routes that I have thought of:
- a wearable with haptic feedback
- citizen mapping & citizen contribution
- a map that visually impaired can use
Right now I am identifying what each concept is and what it does or might do and then once that is done I will have to start working on my presentation for Friday.
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