A new front page has been added to the touchscreen application. The main aim of this is to set the context for the touchscreen experience. See below for the first draft of this: In addition to these further designs, we have started to consider the bilingual nature of this touchscreen Read more…
This week using Processing (a flexible software sketchbook) the team has started to think more about the digitalising and visualising of the weather data. How do we capture that impression of sunshine or rain or wind/cloud?
Experimenting with low relief to give the illusion of energy and water being used in the farmhouse. The idea is that the cut out areas will light up with yellow and blue lights to represent lights and water being used in the house.
Touch screen device has been purchased and we have been trialling the design on it this week. Take a look at the latest iteration of the design below:
We have been back and forth on this exhibit for months and have not being able to decide what way it will work. This week we made a decision on how it will function. Relief. As you will see the weather (sun, rain and wind levels—almost real time from the Read more…
The image represents some really quick etches on clear acrylic… we are now starting to work out how we will actually present the Flora and Fauna on the interactive map. Imagine this back-lit. Next we will explore UV printing to enhance this even further. Watch this space.
Moving the designs into development, we are now back thinking about the weather station data and the toblerones. We have an area 2 by 2.2 metres to play with. In this we are aiming to have ten toblerones arranged in three columns (total of 30 toblerones). Essentially three squares of Read more…
We have started to think about how the data physicalisation will look and work. The following is the first draft of the 3D designs for the actual exhibit at Techniquest.
Discussions this week centred around the ‘Flatholm Island’ sustainability picture… and how we integrate the audience interactivity with the weather data to portray the sustainable living and island. A dolls house was suggested. The playful aspect of the exhibit would involve the audience jumping on the ‘rain’ pressure sensor map Read more…
Work has been progressing on the touchscreen experience. We feel that it will be important to support the interactive map with more information. For example, the user can use the touchscreen to find out more ‘Flat Holm island’ specific detail on the Flora & Fauna. Please see below for the Read more…
