iN-BaGs is a group of wirelessly networked pouches for people who use motorized wheelchairs. The pouches are inserted into an existing backpack and are wirelessly connected through a controller. The controller is a way for people who use motorized wheelchairs to maintain awareness and control over their belongings in their backpacks. The controller has texture buttons. The pouches has the LEDs and Xbee radios. The controller and the networked pouches create a system that supports to interactions:

• Indication: ability to request a pouch
• notification of when a pouch is open or being accessed.

Resources:

• iN-BaGs in NY Times | PDF Version
• ITP Assistive Technology: iN-BaGs
• ITP Show 2007
• ITP iN-BaGs Short Video (1min)
• ITP iN-BaGs Thesis Presentation Video (20mins)
• Flickr set of development
• O-POMs – next evolution of iN-BaGs

Roles: Designer and Developer | 2007

Consultants/Testers: The occupational therapists and students at the Henry Viscardi School in Long Island, NY.

Professors:

• Despina Papadopoulos: Wearable Technology
• Amit Pitaru: Designing with Constraints

Developed in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University.