In yesterday’s post I neglected to link to a couple of really interesting and accessible essays on spatial interactions, both by Maggie Appleton.
In Historical Trails there are wonderful examples on how chronological information can be shifted to a spatial representation, allowing for better and faster retrieval, and more generally for matching the semantics of how users navigate information to the syntax of history retrieval.
In Ambient Copresence she thoughtfully defines a paradigm for sharing space online, reflecting on what works synchronously and what scales to different audience sizes.
We are working on a project that will see a virtual exhibition space and a live event come together in a cohesive experience, so these considerations are very precious for us.
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