Sabine Pollak
My interactive application was designed to
be very easy to use and visually aesthetic. This program was designed with
first year students in mind but could be helpful for any students looking to
find their way around the campus –especially at the beginning of the year. The
whole design of the progam has plain black backgrounds with instructions
illuminated in yellow. There is a limited colour palette, which highlights the
different options and contrasts against the black. Further into the application,
options are colour-coded to show different shades of the same groups e.g. if
Cotton building is green, then so are the levels inside that building.
To
use the application: firstly, the user takes a photo of their surroundings,
which then comes up in the campus database. The user’s photo is matched to
their correct location in the university. The next screen shows a circle map with
the most popular first –year buildings for lectures in bigger circles and less
popular in smaller circles. As the application is used more, the user’s most
frequented buildings become the more popular ones –in bigger circles. The next
screen shows the options to choose the level that the lecture theatre is on.
After this, the circle map is repeated in a co-ordinating colour to the
building where the user chooses the lecture theatre room. In order to get
there, options appear so the user can choose the kind of route to get there
e.g. inside if its raining. After this
the route is then highlighted in yellow on a simple floor plan map. As the user
walks through the route, their position is highlighted and zoomed in as to give
the user a clearer idea of where they are in relation to the map.
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