EXP2 week4

I think if I could add some AI in the installation, it could show the Pachube feed from Arch1391 more clearly. The idea of more people enter the room, the lit floor area increases could be achieved by the AI from Sandbox2. However, I am still trying to figure out how to change the brightness of each floor when the number of people stand on it changes. Also, I would make AI to do some animations to achieve the idea of the social contact.

week 3 demonstration

In this demonstration, I basically followed the idea from the second and third infographics I found before. As someone people enter the room, the floor lights will be turned on and different colors of lights represent different congestion degrees, like the second infographic shows that the centre is so crowded and I used more bright color to represent that.

EXP2 Week3 infographics

This infographic would be great for kind of how to show the data digitally and could be useful for the effect of how different colors light up the floor.

This infographic could represent as a floor space with people stand in this area. Each spot represents each character and they connect to each other like the idea of this pachube feed which is sociality. The centre part is more crowded and this means more people stand in the centre part of the floor.

It could be seen as the different colors of lights on the floor and the bright-colored represents more people stand there like red.

EXP2 week2 independent study

The idea of the pachube feed is to link the number of people in a room to the brightness of lights. So, as the data goes up, more people enter the room. A flowgraph would show the intensity of lights and the number of people in the room. But if I change the idea of room and light, that could be more interesting. Also the effect of bright lights could be changed to something like brighter floor and this represents there are more people stand in that area.

Research

http://www.moddb.com/groups/cryengine-2-developers/tutorials/cryengine-flowgraph-tutorial
This website introduces some basic information about flowgraph and how to use some methods.

http://konakona.nbtxathcx.net/sb2/?page=flowgraphs
This website introduces the basic method to make an AI to move and this is quite helpful for me on this assignment.

EXP2 week2 flowgraph

The flowgraph above was designed to recorded the distance of the avatar in relation to a selected entity. As the avatar approaches the car or leave away from it, the data displayed on the screen through the "showHUDmessage" shows the average distance the avatar travels and the distance between the player and the entity.

EXP2 week1 independent study

The Pachube feed I have chosen from ARCH1391 is https://pachube.com/feeds/35501

"The sense of space is created using light. The number of people entering and leaving a room directly correlates to the floor area which is lit up. As more people enter the room the lit floor area increases. As more of the floor area lights up the concept of a larger space is created."


S.W.O.T analysis


Strength- The idea of linking space and light is quite innovative. As more people enter the room, the brightness of the light will increase and give a sense of a larger space. The increased lit floor area would avoid the feeling of overcrowding.



Weakness-

One of the possibility is the color of the lights, if the color is not suitable, it will not create the concept of larger space. Secondly, as the floor area is limited, when the whole floor has been lighted up, the intensity of lights could be increased. So, the range of intensity of lights is required to make sure that the brightness is acceptable for one can see everything in the room clearly.

Opportunity-

This idea could used for a light show, as more people enter the room, the brighter the light would be. Also this idea could indicate how many people there in the light shows, and this can display the popularity of the activities. The different intensities of lights in different parts of floor in a room could divide the room into some particular spaces like some layers.

Threats-

When the lights shine directly to one's eyes, it could lead to the threats with eyesights.