PG05 - Planning - 03 July 2013

I am now at the stage after the Postgraduate Show, where with 13 weeks left, I am thinking on what are the best routes to take to complete both the Major Project and the C.A.R.D.

With both (1)Tutor feedback, and (2)Prototype feedback (and hopefully (3)Research Proposal feedback) plus organised (4)Prototype Tests, I plan to consider a variety of strategic directions with the Prototype/Major Project, and also a direction that integrates well with my chosen (5)Career path.

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Forward planning - Interactive Digital Media - Prototype (15 May 2013)

1.Re-look at brief
Cycle 2
- Research Proposal
- Initial User Research
- Prototype (Product ready for user testing) - subject 'Designing experiences'
- Documentation of Concept/Prototype to Moodle.

Learning Outcome: A1.Reflect upon research into emerging, innovative practice and knowledge and relate their findings to their practice-based work.

- Evaluate and reflect upon theory and practice
- Devise a Research Strategy
- Evaluate a range of Research Methodologies
- High level skills of self direction/problem solving.

20 minute presentation
Prezi/other Presentation format (Not Powerpoint)

1a.Invite Alan Barker and associate to the Presentation - Wednesday 29th May, 12.00, level 1
1b.Invite Robert Pratten and associate to the Presentation

A.Tutorial Outcomes:

*Email Will about the Touchscreen table. - DONE

*Set aside a location for the Web-based interactive. - DONE
Talk to Environment Design - Camilla,- planning of the space.

*Think about the Toolkit.

*Project Proposal - Resend to Brian, and cc Britta, (Design team) Camilla Benson, Yun cho. - DONE

*External funding - who would support the project?

Alot of time has gone into the project.

Continue on the same project, after the MA?

1.Make the project as versatile as possible.
2.Where is the project going to go?

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Examine changes needed

- Email Will - Table - PC
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- Add timeline into the interactive.

What is the interaction? - behaviour?



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2.Writing the Research Proposal ***
2500 words



(7 weeks)

Dates:
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June

Prototype Planning and Decisions (01 May 2013)

Date now: Wed 1 May

Build Timeline in Excel then Processing
Themes

Build a basic timeline.

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Presentation - End of May

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What is the core experience?

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Create Designs for the Interactive
1430x805px

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View User Guide for Samsung SUR40

separate accessories:
HDMI
RCA stereo cable
Optical cable
LAN cable
VESA mount

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2 USB ports (ie.Keyboard and Mouse)
HDMI OUT (MONITOR)
HDMI-DVI (AUDIO OUT)
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (AMPLIFIER)
HEADPHONE/MICROPHONE SOCKET
LAN CABLE CONNECTION
MICRO SD (HC) CARD SLOT CONNECTION (up to 64 GB)

Built in 10W x 2 speakers

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PixelSense/taking 60 pictures a second (reacts to light)

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Possible seat ordered to be placed next to the prototype

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Environment Lighting Optimizer

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*Interaction

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MS Surface 2.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg680397.aspx

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Industrial Revolution - timeline
http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/ir/irchron.html

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merged image idea - that moves seamlessly between images...

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multiple touch, multiple stories that can be compared, and contrasted
- to help with research

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Hierarchies:

SITE LINK
  STORY THEME
    STORY
       STORYPOINT/IMAGE + INTERACTIVE OPTIONS

PERSON
    RELATED PEOPLE

TIMELINE
   CENTURY
     DATE

EAST GREENWICH MAP
     SITE MAP

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rotatable - handler

centre point

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List of Tasks

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Rotation
http://btk.tillnagel.com/tutorials/rotation-translation-matrix.html

Learning Processing Software (25 April 2013)

size(1920, 1080);
     background(192, 64, 0);
     stroke(255);
     line(150, 25, 270, 350);

- Sets the dimensions, background colour, stroke color, and line direction.


Load and display image
http://processing.org/learning/basics/loaddisplayimage.html

Feedback from peer group (24 April 2013)

Feedback from group:
- iPad, other apps - even suggested from group
- Processing
- What are the theories?
- How do I test the methodologies
- Who are the users?, research report from TourismG
- online version
- Touch Screen Table / History of Green
- possibility for going mobile/ties in to walk
- focus on storytelling/character being central to the story
- look at Story themes/character development/identification of the person
- analytics - how to test the interactive
- identify one area, complex.
- processing, look at timelines.

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Meeting with Andrea

Look at Processing:

http://www.openprocessing.org

http://iphonedevsdk.com/forum/iphone-sdk-tools-utilities/82561-how-to-create-ios-apps-in-windows-using-visual-studio.html

http://natureofcode.com/book/

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theme which contains story, which contains a fragment.

define classes

story fragment
link/click area = code
timeline

void setup, fixed dimensions

image help - processing.org

http://forum.processing.org/topic/the-easiest-way-to-layer-images

book - learning processing

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Comments from Peter

Who owns a future, nano-payments. - book
(control over data)
Corporate social responsibility

Presentation Feedback - 17 April 2013

Notes from Presentation Feedback:

Alex:
Look at iPad as an opportunity
Possibility of Augmented Reality, on site.
Look at WebGL, device independence, rather than Flash.
Opening up to a wider audience, through more devices

Robert:
Add case study - Visit NMM - Nelson
Look at Great Map, NMM
Liked the telegraph story, but concerned that stories might be too dry and broken.
Can the stories be told in an interesting way?
How are the images and stories being gathered?

Alan:
In 2014 there will be the Cruise Liner terminal - place for interactive

Kat:
Spanish language - greenwich...why?
What are peoples main questions? When they are in front of the interactive?
Can you answer these questions? Ie.Where is the NMM, Where is North Greenwich, etc?

Britta:
Is the technology novel/innovative?
Have you looked at the three user types? Write personas, and then test them.

Can people add their own stories?

Thinking about the objectives/user research/building the prototype (10 April 2013)

Thinking about the objectives/user research/building the prototype.

What do I want to find out?

Define what Interactive Microstories are?
Examine Strategies for increasing User Participation
Establish a Toolkit to create Interactive Micro-Stories

Aim: Provide a Toolkit for Students, Teachers and Businesses to construct Microstories

Research the history and development of the Micro-Stories trend
Compilation of Case Studies for Micro-Stories
Compilation of Case Studies for Touchscreen Technologies
Demonstrable Research of User Participation in the context of Micro-Stories

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TEST WITH THE USER:
*Navigation Wayfinding
*Length of Immersion
*Retention/Memorisation.

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How they are navigating through the system
Engagement/amount of time/How long they stay on?
Were you interested or confused?
Check their retention. Through a survey.
Website they can sign up to. Calculate the interest.
Look at Twitter.

How long should it take to read a microstory?

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2500 words for Research Proposal

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Building the prototype:

What I will have ready in 5 weeks time: (by 8 May 2013)

19th century history:

Interactive Table
Software
Test Enderby Wharf/Enderby Brother/CableTel
Front Screen - Map
Click Site
Site View
Site Figures


Second site - later - Frank Hills Chemical Works/Tide Mill

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Put together A4 print outs to give to people.

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Mental models

Book: Unfolding the Napkin, Dan Roam

- Detail, more overview

How to measure?

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STORY MAPPING

Mental Map/
The Brain - node builder.
http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/
Nodes - PersonalBrain.com

Draw out mental model of stories, with linkages.
Rewriting can alter linkages.

1.Branching story map diagram
As a spreadsheet.
2.Panned photo map flash animation, inside viewing window.
Text moves, photos fade in/fade out.

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STORY INPUT

1.Virtual Keyboard/Physical Keyboard Input to Touchscreen Table
Contact Peter T in winchester, way to write and record stories, and upload background story photos into a touchscreen, via nodes. Virtual keyboard entry/plugin keyboard.
2.Input via Website/Blogfeed, and exported to standalone files
Stories written via a website/blogfeed, and compiled into a set of files. Might not inlcude fudicial code.

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Can I provide a way for people to add stories
- into the interactive?

Select Site
Add Story
Save
Delete Story

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Two approaches:

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Contact Imano designer