ParkPal: Towards ad-hoc route planning for runners

Paper in proceeding, 2014

This position paper presents the preliminary design insights for ParkPal - an interactive system for supporting social running route planning in a city park. Based on our previous research efforts in augmenting the experiences of runners and ad-hoc multi-device interactive spaces, we propose a system composed of multiple station deployed in a city park. The stations contain tablet computers that offer on-the-go support for spontaneous route planning. The aim of the system is to support local running communities and promoting leisure and relaxation. We present our initial design and plans for future work with the system.