Nectar incorporates movement and presence as implicit interactions in the context of urban exploration. The explorer relates to the nearest surroundings based on their music taste.
Nectar
Degree Project
2023
While CarPlay integrates mobile app interactions into driving, there is no such integration for cycling. Interactions that are unrelated to the cyclist’s current activity or context hardly integrate or blend in. Wearable devices, such as the current Apple Watch, can provide rich insights into ongoing activities. The name smartwatch suggests that this device is meant to be attended to, but the greater opportunity lies in sensing and adding meaning to what is already happening. Nectar incorporates movement and presence as implicit interactions in the context of urban exploration. The explorer relates to the nearest surroundings based on their music taste. Instead of pollen, people spread their music vibes and collect others’ vibes in return. Longer socio-spatial exposure leads to longer music records. Nectar combines a real-time vibrancy map with a music journal. COMPASS maps social gatherings as soundscapes. JOURNAL enriches the memory of each gathering with a generated music playlist.
UID23 | Jan von Loeper – Grad Project Presentation
Instead of pollen, people spread their music vibes and collect others’ vibes in return.
Nectar combines a real-time vibrancy map with a music journal.
Compass maps social gatherings as soundscapes.
Social exposure implies to pick up songs from the crowd’s taste. Longer socio-spatial exposure leads to longer music records.
Journal enriches the memory of each gathering with a generated music playlist.
I have explored different approaches for integrating mobile interactions into biking. I decided to develop a Watch OS app that senses and adds meaning to what is already happening.
Compass was prototyped as a SwiftUI app.
