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Ambient Drive Control is a family-friendly feature designed to enhance every car ride by shaping the atmosphere around passengers’ needs. Inspired by research into how lighting, color, acoustics, textures, and subtle scents can profoundly influence human experience, this feature allows users to select from curated moods, including: Sleepy, Energized, Chatty,
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For my primary research I conducted several methods, including: observation, experience mapping, and interviews. Observation The images above document a visit to a Honda dealership, where my group and I explored the features currently offered in Honda vehicles. In the Pilot, Passport, and Odyssey, we tested climate control and airflow
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Site Visit: Alum Creek State Park & Marina Marina Documentation Hiking and Biking Trail Documentation Event: Alum Creek UV Night Hike A Chat With: Mountaineers of The Ohio State University OSU Mountaineering Club members Audrey and Natalie share their experiences from two of their most recent outings. These conversations were
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The interactive experience illustrated above draws from the existing Leave No Trace outdoor ethics cards and Seven Principles webpage, as discussed in Leave No Trace: Outdoor Ethics, to create an immersive installation that educates park goers in a more engaging way. Using projectors, motion-activated sensors, and Augmented Reality techniques (similar
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This article from the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks webpage describes how Hopewell culture developed throughout history, highlighting the impact that widespread social interaction across North America had on the construction of the earthworks. This post goes hand in hand with my primary research on the same topic. "By year 1
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This article from Leave No Trace outlines their seven principles for outdoor enthusiasts of all experience levels and recreation types to keep in mind each and every time they engage in outdoor activities. The titles of each principle are linked to their respective webpages on the organization's site,
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This blog post from the Potomac Conservancy discusses the social and environmental cues that cause people to litter. The article points out that understanding the mindset of litterers can give insight into why a littering problem exists within a given community and the types of initiatives to combat this issue
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In their blog post for The Trek, user Sonic Boom describes their experiences with fellow hikers along the Appalachian Trail, highlighting the significance of mental health, healing, and a sense of community promoted by the AT. "When hiking with others on this journey, both hikers and locals along the
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Kristen Bor’s Bearfoot Theory article aims to educate fellow lovers of the outdoors about the stacked rock structures often found alongside hiking trails. The article covers some historical uses for rock cairns, outlines when and where they should be built, and warns hikers about the implications of building these
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Curbing the problem of plastic waste involves more than just recycling. At a more fundamental level, the culture of consumerism must be challenged. Drawing on practices from antiquity, PolyForm fosters personal connection to plastics by encouraging artistry and craft. Similar to Crayola mold machines and 3D printer pens, PolyForm liquifies
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This article from Cultural Survival makes the case that the topic of sustainability must not be limited to material lifecycles only. Products are the result of human needs, and therefore how companies source, create, and dispose of said products are going to have affects beyond materialism alone. We pass on
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Bavuso's chapter on defining modalities shed's light on the otherwise invisible incentives people living in the middle-ages may have had to justify circular material practices. The specific cases highlighted by the author in this chapter have to do with Jewlery. Although reuse and recycling are closely