Personal city guide

The guide can work as an alternative to conventional city destinations, or it could help you find your new favorite record store. It gives the opportunity to find other citizens favorite spots in the city. The guide shows places other people have found interesting or thrilling and have spend time at. Using the guide gives you a new experience and understanding of the city. That insignificant street you never thought was worth a detour, or the backyard of the city museum you never thought was worth a visit, appear to be the some really nice places. With the personal city guide you will rediscover the city from another point of view, and when doing that you give others the chance to share the experience.

Headphones guide you through the city while making different frequencies in stereo. A high frequency in the left earphone, means that if you walk left you will find someones favorite hangout. When walking towards it, you hear the frequency in both ears, and the tone gets stronger. When you get there, the system gives a signal in terms of making a rythm. A low frequency in the headphones can also lead you to a place someone likes, but the low frequency indicates you have been there before. The system exchange information between users and when walking by another person, the personal city guide exchange information of that person’s favorite places. But according to different taste in favorite things, the system only exchange information with the persons having similar taste to you. At least you should have three favorite spots in common until the guide exchange information. The guide knows which your favorite places are since it register where you spend much time. The guide memorizes the virtual traces and uses GPS technique.