{"id":42,"date":"2012-09-08T00:09:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T00:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/take-shape\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2012-09-15T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T16:21:10","slug":"week-two-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/take-shape\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"Week Two Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project: Take Shape
\nWeek Two Newsletter
\n9-7-2012<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 2 – Numerous Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Team Take Shape has been hard at work filling the walls and monitor screens of room 2404 with ideas. Throughout the week, ideas have been plucked from the ongoing brainstorming sessions and explored in greater detail. \u00a0The list of potential hardware and possible platforms has swelled. \u00a0A wide variety of user experiences were discussed and enhanced. \u00a0It soon became clear that, despite being unable to meet with the client during week one, development was fully underway. \u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 To move forward, we felt it would be helpful to identify loose learning objectives that our experience could focus on. \u00a0We discussed the basic principles of 3D modeling and explored ways to build an experience around them. \u00a0Our conclusion was that the combination of simple shapes, or primitives, to form more complex shapes was a core concept with a lot of potential. \u00a0The concept of 3D space, conveyed on a 2D surface, was a second concept that we felt we could get across in a short interactive experience.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At Shirley\u2019s suggestion we set out to prepare three project ideas that we could present to our client at the eventual first meeting. \u00a0Working from our extensive brainstorming backlog, we met and shaped a series of concepts that we felt were good starting points. \u00a0First up was the Take Shape Machine, a contraption that lets participants warp, twist, bevel and otherwise modify their assembled shapes. \u00a0Next we devised the Digital Sandbox, a touch screen table top which allows multiple participants to move, spin, and share a central pool of shapes. \u00a0Finally, the Form Forge concept translated physical blocks into a digital format by dropping them into the forge. \u00a0Once inside, the shapes could be combined to form larger creations limited only by the guest\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 We also prepared a series of visual design concepts for the project. \u00a0Taking inspiration from origami, Play-doh, Dr. Suess, and even the MAKESHOP itself, Kevin put together a suite of different visual styles to show our client. For the most part, any of the visual styles could be mixed and matched to one of the experiences with which we will eventually move forward. After meeting with our client, Lisa Brahms, and Rebecca Grabman, an ETC alumni who now works at the MAKESHOP, they enjoyed the looks of our Gooey and Geometric visual design schemes. The Goo idea is filled with neon greens and dark blues while the Geometric palette focused on bright colors and emphasis on an object\u2019s form.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Meeting with the client in the MAKESHOP was a great way to wrap up a week filled of brainstorming and formation of more and more questions. We learned lots of important aspects of the MAKESHOP that are not inherently obvious by simply walking through the area. The whole exhibit is about following the Maker Culture by keeping function in mind while continually expanding, changing and redeveloping the space. An emphasis on the \u2018real\u2019 is something that helped us steer away from some of our original concepts of monsters and robots but also to avoid features that are overly familiar such as cats, dogs and the everyday human.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the coming week we will be updating and finalizing a myriad of our team\u2019s promotional and informative materials. Some of which include the team\u2019s website, logo, poster, half sheet and touch screen content for our interactive kiosk on the wall outside of our project room. In two weeks we will have our Quarter\u2019s Presentation for the faculty and staff of the ETC which will provide immense amounts of feedback on the direction we will soon be headed. We look forward to the exciting weeks to come.<\/p>\n

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