Visual Data PlatformProcess Book

VISC 404Michael SelbyFALL 2012

Anthony Schmiedeler

| Project

DATA | Information

PLATFORM | Operating System

MAPPING | Visual Form

SURFACE | Where the Visual Form is displayed/interacted with

INTERACTION | The cause and effect that the user has with the platform

EMERGENCE | One common thread through all of the previous that allows the visual data to speak for itself

| Examples

| Homework

| Development

| Final Direction

| Refinement

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| Refinement

It’s as bad as it looks

In today’s fast-paced society of 18-hour workdays and 5am wake-up calls, many people aren’t getting the required amount of restful sleep causing unseen effects that are detrimental to health and productivity. Realflect shows these effects in physical form to remind you of those hazards and also have a little fun at the end of a sleepless night.

| Final Direction

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is an interactive mirror that shows the user real-time exaggerated physical effects of their sleep pattern.realflect

The user can find out what kind of damage they are doing to their body by simply looking in a mirror.

| Final Visual Articulation

Info

Sleep debt

Share with friends

Sleep Schedule

AfterBefore

| Reflection

This project was incredibly fun for me. I like the idea of taking dissimilar things, putting them together, and creating something new. And then adding an interactive element made me feel the most creative I have felt in a while.

The only struggles I had with this project were technical. I wish I had more time and technical knowledge to really execute my idea the way I wanted to. I feel that finding my final direction sooner and another week to finish would really allow for this project to grow to it’s full potential.