Bio

Mike Baker grew up in Franklin, Wisconsin with an obsession of notebooks, computers, and music. At a young age, he fell in love with the process of design. This is not just evident in his education, but also his interests in coding and building bleep-bloop sounds with synthesizers.

Project Description

Moodwalk is a responsive walking playlist app for your phone. It responds to several conditions existing within the user’s environment. Using location, time, and weather cues, Moodwalk mixes the music in realtime. Moodwalk isn’t just the perfect walking playlist, it is also a great way to discover walking paths and parks in your area. Moodwalk is for both locals and tourists. Try a single for short sightseeing or a full-length album for a long adventure.

Research Question

How can music and design emotionally express the atmosphere experienced in Milwaukee?