French Mac OS X Diamond touch libs?

Looks like it must check this out at some point.

I must also check out  the update to DiamondTouchLib - looks like people have been 

working on it. 

Slight change of Tack

After talking to Yvonne ( and her I've just been a CHI reviewer knowledge). 

There was a change in focus on the ambient visualisations. 

1. No indication about fitness no 'message' just data. 

2. The display becomes 'hybrid' one visualisation down stairs and one physical one up stairs. Would go down well at CHI. 

3. Do this in March

4. Get Richcie to help build. He will be coming over in March. 

One visualisation would be using an inflating balloon. 

The other pre-study goes in Jan as planned - aim for pervasive. 

Ambient displays

Paul finally saw some of the analytical tools applied to the Jenny Lee Building.  I think he was quite impressed. 

Definitely thinks there is a short ( one week ) study to do with 4 displays each positioned in a different place which possesses a different spatial property. 

Intreasting page about tables

Got this from Yvonne - intreasting to think about the kinds of things people are doing with tables.

Presentation and media wall

Did the presentation about how the multi touch worked this morning. Jeff to ill to finish text system in time to do experiment.poo.

Interface ideas of the day

Standing in front of the media wall

 

1. using face tracking to turn a 3d in accordance to the position of the user to the space.

            Visualisation of the  department as a tree.

2. using face tracking to drive a Amazon like interface – moving closer gives up more detail and moving back zooms out. Moving left/right changes position of zoom. Implies a more liniear interface as you only have one pan dimeion not too.            

            Perhaps something to do with a time line… calendar of papers or outputs or activites.

3. Group of eyes tracking you as you go by ( provide and face. If you look at the display you get friendly smile and possibly a comment from the interface.

 

I told Catrina and Theo that I should really do an introduction to space syntax theory for non architects. They agree it would be good to have a single introduction especially one that bridged the vocabulary gap with areas like transport planning 

Busy

So busy time. I've got a talk tomorrow. Jeff has been Ill and is leaving to the US on Thursday. Maria is leaving a week on wednsday this doesn't leave much time to generate data and get M to process it - poo.

We might use M to do some observations on the footfall project. Had a chat with Paul. We are going to answer two questions 

1. Does the visualisation cause any changes 

2. Does the properties of the isovist give rise to any interesting observations. Simple area will not say much. Spikyness would be non  obvious So need to identify two location with same area but different spikeness values.

Crowd computing interaction I'm going to CHI.

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