Teaching Portfolio.
Graduation Project Studio, Kadir Has University, Department of Industrial Design
2015-2016, Valerie Daude, Erasmus Exchange Student from New Design University Vienna, Austria
Design Brief
Hearing people always know what goes around them. Even if they don’t see what is behind them, they can hear it. So, they have always visual and auditive information about theirs surrounding. Deaf and Hard of Hearing people have just the visual information. The field of view listed above is taken to visualize the missing part of information (Not visible and unsafe areas). Especially in crowded and unknown environments or during sport activities it is very important to have all information about your surroundings. If a car is coming from behind and you can’t hear the honk, a dangerous situation may emerge.
The Manta-system Two hands-free wearable devices that informs and warns deaf and Hard of Hearing people about potential risks, to improve their quality of life, independence and security. The devices are connected via Bluetooth and change constantly information to support each other.
