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HyperPublic : Theory: Home / Project B: Home

With the theory behind our project we will start designing a website accessible by all atoms and related teachers. This website will start with some of the tools spoken of in the tools section of our atom wiki.

At a later point, once we mapped new demands from the users and we designed new tools accordingly, we will add more tools.

During the life of the website, we will test our designed tools by questioning the users through a survey or with a voting system on the site itself.

Tools

Actor Database

According to some atoms (Atom 11 Interview) there is a demand to clearly map all the atoms, what they are all about and what their strengths and weaknesses are. This way they can more easily connect to them, and help each other, maybe creating combined projects. We strive to make a searchable database with all the information gathered from the wiki plus the interviews. this way some atom or individual can look up information faster then on the wiki is possible right now.

Software Information

With the high demands on software guidance by students (Atom 06 Interview) and teachers (Teachers Interview), especially for the next (processing) phase, we are going to set up a large database with all the information about all the different programs and relations between them, including scripts and tutorials.

Pachube

project B: Interviews We will also implement the functionality of Pachube into our site. with this device students will be able to make use of all kinds of data streams and relate it to their designs. Also they can measure their own data with the help of a Nanode or a Arduino (available at Hyperbody) and stream it onto the web.

Conclusions research

Last weeks we have done a more thoroughly research about our topic. We interviewed multiple professors about their ideas on our topic of research. Also we got more information from the atoms through a discussion and a workshop. The results of these interviews and workshops, together with the old interviews are listed here

Some conclusions can be drawn from this research, which we need to take into account in order to make a proper design:

• We should find a common topic where the atoms relate to, use this as the topic for our design. Find related tools within this design.

• The tools we use in the design should be recognizable and easy to use by any user, no extra effort should have to be put into using the tool by the user, otherwise it will simple not be used.

• Use existing, standardized, software to build up your design. These are proven concepts and users can already identify with them. By merging multiple systems we can do something new.

• In order to make collaboration work, there needs to be a physical element in the design, something multiple users can relate to and interact with.

• We have to create content ourselves, translate the needs of the user (atoms) to a certain tool. We should find the tools ourselves and master them in order to make a proper translation for the atoms. We should be an added value for the users.

Design

By creating a design for protoSPACE, we will try to enhance the learning and working environment of the students.

protoDESK

protoTRIBUNE

We will build an object which will divide the space into four zones:

• Communication zone

• Presenting zone

• Producing zone

- A place where students can work without disturbing the presentation zone, multiple groups can use the space at the same time (with some rules concerning sounds). Also these tables will not be moved in normal conditions, making this working space more interesting for students.

• Processing zone

With these zones we answer to the demands of the students here in ProtoSpace (see interviews). The object will have multiple functions:

- A tribune on the communication zone, where students will have no obstructions viewing the beamers (at least two of the four).

- Option to re-arange the tribune to create a communicating circle, where students can communicate without hierarchy (everyone is equal in the circle)

- A model rack where all small and big models can be stored. Also here students will be able to view past projects and get all the information attached to it, to use in their own projects.

- the front of the structure will give information about current events.

protoTAG

By using the protoTAG system, students models and other work will have a connection to their respective online presented models.