Brooklyn based interaction designer Cooper Smith has created an amazing series of videos documenting pedestrian travel within Manhattan. By tracking the paths of 1000 Nike Plus (Nike’s new smart running shoe) runs, he was able to produce and distill a wide variety of data. The results are quite elegant in terms of graphics, and offer insight into the patterns of urban travel. For more videos visit Cooper’s website.
Video: New York City Visualized Through Smart Shoes
- 28 Aug 2011
- by Tim Winstanley
4 comments
Central Park is the way to go if you have a pair of Nike+ ;D
That is so cool the way the geography emerges, especially that flickering orb around Central Park!
Great visuals, but…
Looks like sperms running everywhere?!
Is there a way to make less of a ‘sperm’, unless it’s part of the metaphor…
Was underwhelmed by the video…really cool idea, boring video.