My mother had always been worried about me.
We are thousands of miles apart.
Atlanta
7,646 miles
Wuxi
So she asked me to download an app that allows her to see my location.
I am surprised at how effective it is at calming her down.
All she sees is a little live spot on the map that moves from time to time.
She feels
"connected".
Funny enough, she does not know what I am doing or even recognize where I am.
But knowing that I am out there, living,
is enough for her.
That’t not much to ask for from an empty nester, is it?
ChildVision
To college kids: Tired of parents haunting you with ceaseless phone calls? Child Vision is a display that abstractly shows them your real time experience from the motion, light, humidity and temperature picked up by the little sensor on your keychain. It is a little messenger that ambiguously answers "how are you doing", but most of time that’s all they need to keep a peace of mind. Thus you too, get to enjoy the new freedom as an independent adult without being constantly bugged. Everybody is happy.
