Our original idea assumed that we would track pedestrians footsteps using arrays of pressure sensors integrated into the sidewalk and present the data using LEDs also integrated into the sidewalk. However, after speaking to our instructor Jake Marsico, we were advised to avoid installations into the ground as they are generally not reliable or affordable.

Our new idea, with feasibility considered, uses computer vision and motion tracking to collect data and projectors to display the data. We would track pedestrian’s paths as the walked down the sidewalk and display patterns of light through the projectors onto the sidewalk. Costs and technological challenges are saved in this method.