Observation of the Movement:
no aRMS SWINGing.
From the video, the cadence and stride of the city and power walkers are quite similar, but the city walkers usually don't swing their arms while walking.
According to multiple studies, the horizontal momentum generated by swinging your arms can effectively reduce vertical angular momentum and mitigate the impact on your lower extremities, without that, you might get injured easily...
12%
more metabolic energy (W) without arm swinging.
Perspective-
Walking fast withOUT arm swinging.
Pattern Design:
Noisy.
The sensory overload experienced in cities often triggers a social withdrawal response, leading individuals to seek faster movement as a coping mechanism. With the ongoing information explosion, sensory overload is anticipated to intensify, further propelling people to walk at faster speeds.
FOOTWEAR FOR CITY WALKER
The biomimicry footwear design helps optimize city performance.
Project: May 2024 - June 2024 ©
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Footwear Designer: Ian Tseng (Personal project)
