Thinking further about the physicalisation of the weather data… we have started to animate the icons to see how we could best represent the data. Please see below for some early thinking on the idea of sun rising and then setting. The combination of rain and sun (below) allows us Read more…
For months we were feeling that COVID was hindering our ideas for interaction. However, after chatting with Techniquest last week we realise that systems can be put in place to allow for interaction. Hence, the flood of ideas below. Interaction is literally back on the table for us. We are Read more…
Last we we hit a brick wall. This week it seems like we are bulldozing through that wall. We have had some very interesting discussions which have really pushed our thinking from data right through to electronics and then to the aesthetic. On the table now is the possibility of Read more…
We were surprised to find that the weather data changed very little through the day. So, we have hit a brick wall. How do we make boring data interesting? Also, we are now fully feeling the opposing forces in this project – the data is like rock, unmoving and needs Read more…
Exploring ways to etch and present the flora & fauna data, we started to think about ordinance survey contours and how they present relief areas in the landscape. We are now thinking could we use contours and light intensity to represent quantity of flora & fauna on island?
The challenge is how to present the vast quantities of flora & fauna data effectively on the LED map. Inspired by the Where’s Wally illustrations… we have start to think about the display of vast quantities of data and highlighting/ finding one figure/ element. We are again exploring the impression Read more…
We now have a lighthouse design with ten rotating triangular prisms (i.e. Toblerones) which gives us three rotating sides/ faces to play with (i.e. rain, sun and wind/cloud). We now need to work out what determines all the rain sides to show and visa versa. Some interesting questions emerging: Are Read more…
This week the team has started to embrace the challenge of how we might present all the Flora and Fauna in one space. How do we create the impression that this island is full of interesting and rare wildlife? See below for some of our thinking and early sketches…
As we start to zoom in on the design and aesthetic… we are now also continuing to work out the code. The focus here is not so much with the input and output but more about what is happening in the middle with the code.
Not much to say here… still trying to work this out. Some rough sketches below.
