Body as Medium?
in the (coming) era of ubiquitous computing and augmented reality(AR), the way we carry and consume information may change. In this 2 week project, I want to explore the relationship between human body and information.
Initial Concepts and Decisions
Wed, December 30, 2009 at 21:22 | data visualization, papermill, process
Concept 1:
a bar that project beams of light onto the wall, which indicates abnormal value of parameters. Within the given threshold, there would be no light. A light beam above the bar indicates a plus value over threshold, and beneath the bar indicates minus.
The display on the bar indicates the name of the parameter, and the exact value.
The user can turn it into a time slider, which allows checking history values.
Concept 2:
Inspired by the year ring of a tree, this concept uses circles to visualize value changes. If all the parameter value are within the given threshold, you'll see a perfect circle. When one or more of them are over threshold, there'll be bulges or concave appearing. The color would also change according to the deviation.
The user can turn this around to reveal the history and trend of certain parameter:
and detailed information at certain time:
Animation here:
Although the delegates from the paper mill likes the elegance of the 1st concept, I'll continue with concept 2 since it has more potential of presenting more complex relationship and trends of the data.