I am working on a new project and aim to finish the first prototype by next Wednesday. The idea is as follows:
As you leave your house in the morning to begin your journey to work, you attach your device in preparation, just as you would put on your gloves/hat etc.
As you travel - the more time you spend outside, under UV light, the more 'charged' your unit becomes. Walking, running and cycling to work would be more beneficial to you (health-wise) than driving or riding a train.
This also harks back to a time where industry was centralized and your place of work was within walking distance.
Having access to parts of the country and the world within such a short space of time has meant that everything has spread out and we spend significantly more time travelling.
So the electronic not only encourages outdoor travel as a form of exercise but also celebrates a localized industry structure of the workforce.
As you arrive at work with your charged or uncharged device, your peers and colleagues can see just how much time you have spent outdoors before coming to work.
The colours on the threads will be brightly coloured if you have fully charged the unit, or dull and white if not.
Then, upon pressing a button, any energy that the unit has stored up from the UV rays is expelled by a loud buzzer, as a kind of boastful call to your work mates. Each wearer can activate their device at the same time, enabling us to observe our co-workers travelling habits.
Laziness has become a much more unacceptable state of mind with the social pressures of staying fit and looking after ourselves and our planet. This creates a new dialogue between people; our sense of travel and locality are heightened.
The one with the brightest unit and the longest beep has travelled outdoors the furthest.
An animalistic display of vitality to our potential mates.
The one with the brightest unit and the longest beep has travelled outdoors the furthest.
An animalistic display of vitality to our potential mates.
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| UV threads - change colour from white when exposed |
