Monday, December 5, 2016

Final Project Update 1-5 | Xiaoxi Zheng

Final Interface Design

Below is the final interface design for my project "Ebook". It highly resembles the interface for the popular social media Facebook. Inside the profile picture box would be a picture being generated by anyone who approaches this installation. This box in the virtual space will also have a resembling counterpart in the physical world. A box will be taped out in the physical world to formulate a boundary to invite any viewer to step inside.    


The idea for this project is to compare and contrast how names and identities are recorded throughout history and to question the identity represented in the online social media presence today. As part of my personal background, I know every baby born in the countryside of South Eastern part of China was recorded in a family history book. These different family history books are one of the most well-documented records of Chinese history. This entity will be represented with the static 3D printed book on the "pedestal" on top of the bookshelf. The LEDs inside the book are again the colors of a sunset, representing the sunsetting of this old tradition. On the other hand, the interactive profile page represents how entities are formulated and represented in today's modern digital world. 

I will let the installation itself to invite different individuals to approach and leave a brief moment of identity inside this mocked up social media site. Although ultimately there will be different viewers and audiences that will be stepping inside of this box, there remains one catch-all profile name and a generic interactive profile picture being generated. In the modern day era, from time to time identities becomes something clustered into big data, and individuals seem to be "averaged" against other consumer/user behavior metrics. I will leave the ultimate profile image representation as a surprise until demo day. 

I've also attached a sketch of what the actual installation will look like. It will be largely composed of a bookshelf with the physical book I made from mini project one, and a projection of the above image. 






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