Nike one
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The Nike
ONE is a hypothetical high-performance vehicle/concept car
that was developed by Nike and Polyphony Digital
. This vehicle is featured in the Gran Turismo 4
video game for the Sony PlayStation 2
.
This vehicle resembles a moon buggy with a maximum speed of 230 miles per hour (370.1 km/h) and an eight-gear automatic transmission
. However, the top speed of 230 miles per hour can only be achieved by drivers in their physical peak (those who exercise between 60 minutes and 120 minutes per day). The fictional timeline of this vehicle would see its origins in the year 2022 with the invention of the Spark Suit
by the Nike Sports Research Lab
.
In the Gran Turismo 4 game, no fuel bar is shown when the player is driving the Nike ONE vehicle.
, the small design team was approached to design the vehicle as part of the GT4/Nike collaboration.
This joint effort to design a "perfectly athletic" vehicle came as a surprise to Polyphony Digital
's press conference attendees when company president, Kazunori Yamauchi announced the decision for the product-in-game placement. Also at the ceremony was Nike co-president Mark Parker as well as two of the Nike ONE designers, Phil Frank and Takuya Asano.
The design is a swooping roof bearing the legendary Nike Swoosh logo covering one bucket seat that's designed to accommodate a stretched-out driving posture, rather like a motorcyclist's. The minimalist design is inspired by Nike founder Bill Bowerman
's principles of less is more.
technology for the seat suspension. The vehicle features various forms of heads-up displays.
The car is controlled by a series of non-invasive bioports on the driver's hands and is transceived in the vehicle's central processing unit
. Nike says that the vehicle "contributes to the overall feeling of connectivity."
The Nike ONE uses a unique kind of energy source called the HEP Drive (Human Energy Potential), which utilizes the energy collected by the Nike Spark Suit and stores it in batteries in the footwear of the driver. This bio-electricity
is then used to power the electric hub-less micromotors located in the wheels of the Nike ONE. This kind of drive is intended for use by athletes to train muscles and improve the cardiovascular system
using pain-training-style methods.
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
ONE is a hypothetical high-performance vehicle/concept car
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
that was developed by Nike and Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital, Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios...
. This vehicle is featured in the Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4
is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
video game for the Sony PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
.
This vehicle resembles a moon buggy with a maximum speed of 230 miles per hour (370.1 km/h) and an eight-gear automatic transmission
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is one type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually...
. However, the top speed of 230 miles per hour can only be achieved by drivers in their physical peak (those who exercise between 60 minutes and 120 minutes per day). The fictional timeline of this vehicle would see its origins in the year 2022 with the invention of the Spark Suit
Spark Suit
The Spark Suit is a research project being run by the Nike Sports Research Lab. It is expected to be completed in 2012. The suit is essentially a wearable generator based on nanotechnology....
by the Nike Sports Research Lab
Nike Sports Research Lab
The Nike Sports Research Lab is a research and development institute owned by Nike that is located in the Mia Hamm building on the company's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon that spans a grand total of . They deal with creating new footwear from athletic endeavors like track and field, golf, and...
.
In the Gran Turismo 4 game, no fuel bar is shown when the player is driving the Nike ONE vehicle.
Development
The Nike ONE concept car was designed by Phil Frank, Head of Principal Phil Frank Design, LLC. After earning their fame by creating the design for the Saleen S7Saleen S7
The Saleen S7 is a limited-production, hand-built, high-performance American supercar developed jointly by Steve Saleen for the initial concept and direction, Hidden Creek Industries for resources and initial funding, Phil Frank for the body and interior CAD design and development, and Ray Mallock...
, the small design team was approached to design the vehicle as part of the GT4/Nike collaboration.
This joint effort to design a "perfectly athletic" vehicle came as a surprise to Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital, Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios...
's press conference attendees when company president, Kazunori Yamauchi announced the decision for the product-in-game placement. Also at the ceremony was Nike co-president Mark Parker as well as two of the Nike ONE designers, Phil Frank and Takuya Asano.
The design is a swooping roof bearing the legendary Nike Swoosh logo covering one bucket seat that's designed to accommodate a stretched-out driving posture, rather like a motorcyclist's. The minimalist design is inspired by Nike founder Bill Bowerman
Bill Bowerman
William Jay "Bill" Bowerman was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 24 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers...
's principles of less is more.
Technology
The concept car utilizes technology that hasn't yet been realized in addition to Nike technology that exists in their current products such as Nike ShoxNike Shox
Shox is a shoe feature developed by Nike and incorporated in several of their flagship athletic sports shoes. Shox is an array of small hollow columns in the midsoles of the shoe, usually of rubber. There are different formations, but Shox are usually four circular columns in a square formation to...
technology for the seat suspension. The vehicle features various forms of heads-up displays.
The car is controlled by a series of non-invasive bioports on the driver's hands and is transceived in the vehicle's central processing unit
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
. Nike says that the vehicle "contributes to the overall feeling of connectivity."
The Nike ONE uses a unique kind of energy source called the HEP Drive (Human Energy Potential), which utilizes the energy collected by the Nike Spark Suit and stores it in batteries in the footwear of the driver. This bio-electricity
Bioelectromagnetism
Bioelectromagnetism refers to the electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic fields produced by living cells, tissues or organisms. Examples include the cell membrane potential and the electric currents that flow in nerves and muscles, as a result of action potentials...
is then used to power the electric hub-less micromotors located in the wheels of the Nike ONE. This kind of drive is intended for use by athletes to train muscles and improve the cardiovascular system
Circulatory system
The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients , gases, hormones, blood cells, etc...
using pain-training-style methods.