Biking on the Trail

overview map of the project
each circle identifies the corners of which the codes will be placed.

placing codes at vital corners
one of the example is at the corner of beacon street charles street. this is where the common and the public garden meets. the code will help visitors navigate to points of interest in the area.
scanning code on the move
aaron, an avid cyclist, mentioned that someone on a bike may not want to stop to scan the code. so i tested an option of putting the code on the ground. in order for one to scan the code at a distance, i skewed the code to compensate the perspective. this didn't quite work as i thought.

giving a reason for people to stop and scan
i went back and explore the option of having the visitor stop and scan something. this means that there needs to be a reason for a person to stop, ie. traffic corners or kiosk.

implementing the codes
i start to explore implementing the code on the sidewalk. instead of painting the sidewalk, may be i can use a more permanent materials that would last longer while enhancing the appearance. materials like amerian olean legacy glass tiles. another possibility is placing the code at the edge of the crosswalk so that a person on a bike don't have to come up on to the sidewalk.
scanning the code
one of the options that could help a visitor on a bicyclist scanning the code would be to have a bluetooth camera that would link to the phone. the phone would be attached to the handle bar of the bike. this option would allow a visitor to scan without dismounting the bike.