PanoTools NG:
Re: Re: Interface experiment
Ken Warner 2009-Jan-13 13:56:44
You know that little spinning thing that is shown while things are
loading? Maybe that should be a spinning globe -- a 3D thumbnail
so to speak. And it should stop with the sphere oriented so that
it is showing the view that is first presented to the user when the
viewer finally loads. So that maybe the idea that there is more to
be seen is seeded in the viewers mind.
Or is that what you suggested in your email?
erik leeman wrote:
> Hi all,
> Thank you again for having a look and your responses.
> Those small spheres have been downloaded about 200 times each now, so
> except for two error reports things seem to work just fine from a
> technical standpoint.
>
> One of the reasons I wanted this test is that the mechanism I used for
> 'inserting' those spheres is not an 'official' feature of Pano2VR, nor
> is it documented on the Pano2VR site.
> After mentioning it on the Pano2VR forum, others have enthusiastically
> started using it, but I thought it wise to thoroughly check if it
> works for all platforms and browsers.
> That part seems to be sorted then : )
>
> As for my plans for using the spinning spheres as an interface
> element, that's something I have yet to decide.
>
> I don't think it's difficult to see I was inspired by those cute
> 360Cities spheres on Google Earth, especially the concept of seeing
> the outside of one before 'diving in' took my fancy.
> This transition from outside to inside by inverting the projection
> could be very useful to help inexperienced visitors 'grasp' what is
> happening.
> You see I don't believe in instructions that need to be read or
> listened to, people won't ever pay any attention to them, or worse, be
> irritated or offended.
> Therefore I want to try to present cues, or clues, that work more on a
> subconscious level, bits of information that are subtly 'packaged' and
> picked up by viewers 'on the go'.
> A viewer needs to be able to successfully predict what he/she is going
> to see BEFORE the VR-image opens, and the time needed for loading a
> panorama presents itself as an opportunity for helping them.
> So I want a preloader that is attractive to look at, but that ALSO
> introduces the 360x180 concept in a pleasant and 'digestible' way.
> In it simplest form that could be a rotating sphere with a preview of
> the panorama that is loading like you saw in my test.
> People should be able to notice the resemblance between that full 360
> degree preview and the partial view of the actual panorama after it
> opens, so that they EXPECT to be able to see more!
> Only then will they be motivated to find out HOW they can control that
> view.
> I don't know yet if it is possible to make such a preloader in
> Pano2VR, or, if so, how to do it.
>
> Using those little spheres as hotspot markers is also part of this
> plan, because they will remind the viewer of the preview sphere,
> hopefully making people expect that they have a related function.
>
> Very vague all this, I admit, but in my view something worth working
> on : )
>
> Cheers!
>
> Erik Leeman
>
>
> (http://www.erikleeman.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/)
>
>
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