Chapter+2+Wayfinding

Names: Jamie, Gus, Rob


 * Describe what the term "wayfinding" means in your own words. Give an example of wayfinding that has been undertaken by a group member.

Wayfinding is using a landmark to find your way somewhere. It is using your knowledge of your surroundings in order to get somewhere else. Driving places in your hometown is an example of wayfinding. When you're driving home you know when to turn into your driveway because you see your mailbox. the more you repeat this the better you are at finding it.


 * What do you need to know in order to undertake wayfinding? Use the example you included in the previous question to explain each item of information that you need to know.

In order to undertake wayfinding you need to be familiar with your surroundings. The information you need to know for the previous example is the color and look of your mailbox and house.

You need to know where you are and you need to know where you're going. You need to know how to get from your start point to your end point.


 * How does the answer to the previous question apply to finding information?

The more you drive around your neighborhood the better you are going to get at finding your way home. You can find multiple ways to get to the same destination.


 * Describe the human wayfinding abilities of your grandparents versus your own wayfinding abilities (pg. 20-21).

Your grandparents used the natural environment for wayfinding while our generation use man-made structures to use as reference points, or just use a GPS.


 * What does the term "hack the environment" mean according to Morville? Provide an example of when a group member has "hacked the environment".

Older generations would leaves marks so they know where they've been. They would slash marks into trees to known not to go back to that tree. Gus tied ribbons to branches on a trail so he wouldn't get lost!

Human impact on the environment to provide navigation signs.