Archive for the ‘ Study ’ Category

Study-a-Day : Update

Starting today, I’ll be doing an interactive study a day. (Click for full screen). They will be the visual and interactive expression of various thoughts and ideas I have while I digest reading material. In addition there will be a brief snip about mental hiccup(s) they come from. NOTE: There is a bug in Google Chrome [ READ MORE ]

Catchup

  • January 29th, 2010
  • Posted in Study

If there’s any variable property of manipulation, it’s probably latency. In this study a collection of cursors with staggered latency produces an almost insect-like dancing gestalt. (Click to toggle fullscreen). NOTE: There is a bug in Google Chrome on Mac that prevents hiding the cursor! I HIGHLY recommend viewing it in another browser. [ READ MORE ]

Token Chain

  • January 28th, 2010
  • Posted in Study

Greg Costikyan, in attempting to define the basic elements of a game, describes the ‘token’ as an element in a game system the player has direct control over. Agency in interactive systems is hardly restricted to one place however. (Press any key to toggle fullscreen). NOTE: There is a bug in Google Chrome on Mac that prevents [ READ MORE ]

Cursor Cursor

  • January 27th, 2010
  • Posted in Study

In today’s study: Interface to content. (Press any key to toggle full screen). NOTE: There is a bug in Google Chrome on Mac that prevents hiding the cursor! I HIGHLY recommend viewing it in another browser. [ READ MORE ]