Detroit - According to scientists from General Motors (GM), the passenger who sat in the back seat, do not get entertainment like the driver or front passenger. As a result, they are easily bored, especially children. During this time, to overcome this problem, parents provide DVD players and Game Boys.
WOO to Solve boring of the kids when taking regular or electric cars
Apparently, it makes them more distant from the world that exists outside of the car. Meanwhile, the driver and front passenger, is now getting pampered with a variety of interactive entertainment equipment and infotainment.
WOO
To relieve rear passengers from boring or make creative kids during the trip, the division held the GM Research and Development of Future Lab researchers and students at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Israel. Their task, create concept, namely a new way of rear passengers - especially children - to obtain a richer experience when inside the car.
project called Windows of oppurtunity (WOO). Researchers and students are asked to change the glass doors into an interactive exhibit. In this way can increase awareness and desire to maintain their more powerful to keep in touch with the world outside of the host vehicle.
"Interactive Exhibit on the car today, are generally designed for the driver and front passenger. Now we see opportunities, making the technology connection (interface) specially designed for rear passengers, "said Tom Seder, manager of GM's R & D lab for man-machine relationship.
"The glass doors can respond to the speed of a sophisticated car and told the location of the vehicle. With the interactive connection, rear passengers can be entertained and learn, "added Seder.
Free
Explained, GM had not planned on utilizing this interactive display at the auto glass production. Hence, Bezalel students can freely create applications without having to think, could be mass produced or not. Bezalel is one of the oldest institutes in Israel and have prestige in the world.
Applications developed for interactive touch glass is currently comprised of Otto, Foofu, Spindow and Pond. Details are as follows.
OTTO is the character animations that are projected directly at passing cars in the neighborhood. Cars can inform the weather and the condition of the surrounding area. With Otto, passengers can learn about the environment in a relaxed and interesting.
FOOFU, an application that allows passengers to create, explore and discover a variety of ways, including drawing with fingers on a frosted glass.
SPINDOW, an application that allows users to know or peeking through a "window" of activity of other users around the world at the same time
POND, an application that allows passengers to obtain musical entertainment as the car drove on the highway. Includes favorite songs to download tracks and various messages to other passengers who were on the highway.
"Smart Glass"
To demonstrate this application, students create a working prototype in accordance with the actual size. Especially for the rear passenger seat and rear side glass door. For this, students use movement and optical sensor technology developed by EyeClick. Converted into a standard glass door or screen multi-touch surfaces are sensitive to movement.
Touch the glass is given the name "smart glass", in the form of electrically charged gases that can distinguish the condition clarity and transparency as well as projecting the image.
Smart glass is now increasingly used on the architects and exhibit applications. This technology can also be seen in the film Mission Impossible: Gosh Protocol.
"Project WOO is very valuable. Because, done by the designer and universities outside the automotive industry. With this expected to bring fresh perspectives to the development of cars in the future, "said Omer Tshimhoni, Group Manager of man-machine connection, the GM Advance Technical Centre in Israel.
If your kids are sitting in the backseat like scribbling side glass (doors), do not be angry! That's the way they fight boredom. That condition has now become an inspiration for scientists to create the car's rear side glass into an interactive touch screen or glass, also called smart (smart glass).
