Mobile Phone Information Visualization

Left to Right: Sangmi Park, Gary Suen, Jessamyn Smallenburg, Zhenan Hong

** Final report details coming soon! **

We are currently using an Android phone from Google to collect sensor data and convey it to the computer. We plan to design an original visualization, most likely using Processing. We are exploring the possibilities surrounding the incorporation of video into the visualization, as well as alternatives, such as using Flash animation encoded within a Processing application.

The goal of our project is the design of a system for monitoring individuals’ activities for research purposes.  Many mobile computing projects require contextual data in order to design the desired application.  As mobile devices become increasingly powerful, we have learned to obtain contextual data without a sensor network, which is more expensive and complex. 

Here, contextual data refers to users’ environmental and activity data.  Our project can help developers obtain this form of data when designing context-aware systems.