Inspiration for the project
We have a general interest in building visual aids for improving quality of life. These visual aids can be used to transmit calculated data and serve to inform users on progress toward goals, suggest how much progress is remaining, or for other purposes. We have used this in healthcare settings previously. For instance, people with chronic health conditions, or a propensity to develop chronic conditions such as diabetes or obesity, can greatly benefit from such displays. In the past, we have developed solutions that recorded daily step counts accomplished, as well as the opposite, the remainder of the steps required to meet daily goals, which, when displayed through these visual aids, and when displayed prominently, can be unmissable.
Using the Pico, such visual aids can be developed for similar applications as well as for uses far and wide. For instance, visual aids can be used to track scores between teams competing as motivation to accomplish health...