Daily Motion

As someone with posture problems, I really like this idea! While seeing an aggregate of points at the end of the day might help, however, it may not help at other times (I tend to slouch when I forget, until I'm explicitly reminded). One suggestion is to examine the data and find the times of day when one's posture is at its worst (or even allow the user to select these times). Perhaps you could work this into an app that flashes or beeps a reminder for the user to stand up straight again.

I think it /would/ be interesting to see your project as a time series over a long recording period for a subject whose goal is to radically improve posture through some sort of therapy. It would be a clear illustration of the progress over time. The fact that the points are semi transparent and connected by "joint lines" is a good approach to representing the data since it allows for an intuitive understanding of the frequency with which individual data points land on a given area of space.

This is a very creative idea. These data will be very helpful for not only users but also therapists. Having bad posture myself, I think it will be excellent if I can record my movements and reflect on them at the end of the day. One suggestion is that instead of making the points overlay each other, maybe you can make the graph dynamic, that is, a moving graph by putting each graph in a frame, so it can generate the actual movement of the user. something like the wind map we saw in the video. It might be more helpful and clear to the viewer. Also, I agree with Ivan that it will be great if it will beep when we have a posture problem while recording.

I like this idea a lot, and it was very well thought out. I do think you could be more explicit in exactly how you would display your information, and possibly give a visual aid. You have a lot of pictures, but they seem to be related to other projects so I have a hard time imagining exactly what you are picturing.

I think that if I was to use this program, the one thing I would most want would be little reminders. Perhaps at random intervals, once or twice a day, it could give me the visualization of my current posture, and either chastise or reward me with some kind of imagery (like getting points in a game or something). I think interaction with the data would be useful. Also, would you be able to customize it for different athletes? I am a cyclist, so my proper posture would be very different, from, say, a martial artist. I really like this idea, because I have terrible posture.

I really like this project- I think there is a definite practical use for it, especially in correcting bad posture, but also a very aesthetic and artistic use for it. The collected data points could also just show how human bodies naturally move, since movement is so fluid and could create a very unique and beautiful representation. Data represented like this is so versatile that I feel like it could be hanging in a doctor's office or in an art or history museum.

I had not considered the possibility of reminder pings throughout the day, Ivan, but I think that is a great idea and could really help improve the functionality. However, as Tonya pointed out, what one person wants to be 'correct' isn't the same as someone else's. So I would have to think about how to incorporate different uses. Do you guys think it would be a good idea to be able to record some sort of goal posture? For example, if You wanted to stand up straighter, you would stand the way you wanted and hit some sort of button (Record or Goal). Then that posture could be saved and when you deviated too far from it, you would get an alert. Would that be a problem? Would you potentially want different goals for different things? Such as one goal for cycling, another for general posture, another for running?