Projected Pedestrians
South-Korean product designer Hanyoung Lee has come up with a safety device that could make traffic lights obsolete, or at least improve their effectiveness. His so-called Virtual Wall is designed for busy city streets.
Instead of showing a red light when it’s time for pedestrians to cross the street, Lee’s Wall projects a curtain-like, two-dimensional image of giant people crossing the street. The real pedestrians walk behind their virtual counterparts.
Lee’s design—which hasn’t made it off the drawing board yet—works thanks to a stack of laser projectors installed in poles on opposites sides of the street.
Editor’s note: If something like is actually produced, I wonder how long before advertising takes over and we’ll be driving thru Febreeze commercials.
Photo by Yanko Design.
Angela on May 14th, 2008 1:24 pm
It’s an interesting idea, but I’m not so sure I like it. I don’t see it being any more effective than a stop light. People will probably try driving through that thing too. Does it give a warning before turning ‘red’?
danakeith on May 15th, 2008 2:14 am
Very interesting, hope soon we’ll have it here in the Philippines..
It’s looks more effective to me, because as seeing the virtual people pass through it, that can be noticed right away than the traffic light.
Melanie D. on May 15th, 2008 10:12 am
This is the kind of innovation i am talking about. Once this idea is actualize, i am sure many more brilliant innovations maximizing the use of laser tech will follow.
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