Posture Check
Creative Technological Approaches
Simran Duggal
Project Description
"Posture Check: Creative Technological Approaches" explores new ways of giving individuals real-time visual feedback on changes in their posture to help them become more aware of their stance. This research follows to create various optical outputs transmitted by a sensor integrated with the wearable device that can regularly analyze an individual's sitting posture and assist them in improving their sitting habits. The physical prototype is a posture awareness device that detects seating positions. When a person's posture deteriorates, the device shares the data wirelessly to their computer and provides real-time feedback through varying digital visualization prototypes facilitated through a desktop application prototype, these visualizations present different methods of notifying people about their changing posture in an unobtrusive way. The thesis project aims to provide users with options of non-intrusive visual feedback and make them more aware of their sitting posture. The experience results from an iterative design and prototyping process.
BIO
Simran Duggal is a Toronto based Product Designer. She has completed her Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design from India and has experience working as a Product, Graphic designer, and independent freelancer admires learning how people think and behave. She leverages research to design user-centred products and experiences that solve user and business problems. Her process integrates hands-on, collaborative, and iterative mediums to drive to the solution. Simran’s expertise lies in conceptualizing and crafting physical and digital products, helping businesses and non-profits expand their capacity for impact. She is currently pursuing a master’s in design, specializing in Digital Futures, from OCAD University.