Drive by Age

Different areas of the UK, or of cities like Cambridge, have wide-ranging differences in average age. Your task is to help people understand these differences by changing the appearance of an online map and/or street view, to simulate the issues faced by the people who live there. You can start with an interface allowing the user to drive through Open Streetmap or Google Maps, but modify local parts to reflect the age of people who live in that area. For example, the appearance of text and graphics might be modified to simulate visual capability of older users, navigation controls might simulate fine motor control issues (shaking hands, etc), and street scenes modified to show effects of reduced sensitivity to light in night driving. The resulting interactive system can be used both to better understand age distribution, and to help younger users appreciate the needs of the older population in particular areas.