project C:INTERFACE
INTERFACE
CONCEPT
The interface is the medium used by the users of the social community to interact with each other, organize and engage in activities in the real world. The
interface is an online website and smartphone application. Stressing the online aspect will create the opportunity of an unlimited number of users having
access to the interface.
RESEARCH
The research has looked at several software applications and games which showed the different possibilities and chances the interface would give the user.
Several general conclusions came out of this analysis:
- an easy and understandable interface which has limited possibilities in the program is more appealing to the general user-public
- the average user prefers not to spend a lot of time always customizing the profile and prefers already-made configurations
- an interface which offers full control requires a lot of experience and is more difficult to learn for the average user
Every interface analyzed explore the following functionality:
- rotation (0-360) in 1 plane by the use of a button
- zooming in and out by use of the scroll wheel
- given pre-defined possibilities
- opportunity to make user - profiles
- generally simple layout.
These parts are integrated with the Spacebook interface design. The software used for building the interface will be Processing that
drives the Grasshopper parametric model of the site and the physical model of the structure fragment.
References
VALIDATORS
INTERFACE DESIGN
The design of the interface will have the following functionality:
- zoom in on the 3D of the location by using the scroll wheel and a zoom button
- rotate around vertical axis of the location by using the given buttons
- option of customizing ready-made profiles
- a clear overview of what is happening on the site
- ability to make activities public or private
- ability to link user made activities with each other
- a direct relation between the input of the user and the (on the website) visible output
- simple layout for legibility and ease of use
Three interface types of Spacebook are created for user-types:
BASIC INTERFACE - the basic interface allows the user to choose ready-made generic shapes or custom-made shapes created
by other users. It is the
fastest implementation of the interface.
1. Flat open surface
2. Covered space
3. Medium stepped-arch
4. Library of custom-made shapes
ADVANCED INTERFACE - the advanced interface allows the user to customize his space by modifying the profile of the arches.
He can then add his shape to
the custom-made shape library for other users to try out.
1. Set length of arch
2. Modify edges of arch
ADMINISTRATOR INTERFACE - the administrator interface is a general maintenance interface. It allows the admin to see the
condition of the site and the
performance of the components. It also allows the administrator to fix certain spots on the site and
to manage the pathway system of the site.
1. Pathway system permutations
2. Various options for public space
