It’s time for the final blogpost of the smart eyewear team. We started this project with the following research question: How can smart eyewear technology be integrated into the quality assessment system of the Port of Amsterdam in the area of maintenance of public spaces? We’ve developed a system called Gradr to effectively optimize the maintenance processes within the port.
We’re still recovering from the first wave of press coverage, but a second wave is near; we made it to the frontpage of the HvA!
We’re honoured to be featured! You can read the articles here:
Greetings! We’ve been busy with developing the Glass app for the administrators of the public space. During the testing and developing of this app we noticed a few possible difficulties with navigating within the app. Some of these flaws have been solved by making the user interface more natural and simple, but some of the other flaws can’t be fixed that easily. One of these flaws is the input possibilities Glass offers. Some of these feel unnatural and take some time getting used to. They are also error-sensitive, a single tap quickly becomes a double tap. A lot of people don’t seem to notice that the whole side acts as a trackpad either. To circumvent these issues we feel that we need a new way of user input that is more natural. Read more
Hi all, this blog will keep you posted with our adventures! Meet our team: José, Marvin, and Sanjay. We are three MediaLAB students. We will be doing a project for the Port of Amsterdam the coming 5 months. Our assignment is to integrate smart eyewear technology into the quality assessment system of the Port of Amsterdam in the area of maintenance of public spaces. But more about that later on! Read more
