Dynamics of Space
Art Center College of Design

Behaviors and Attributes of your System:

 

 

The __________________________________in the context of ___________________________ is expected to:

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________?

 

 

 

         What are the factors that the system is responding to:

 

1)       Direct Physical interaction

2)       Direct Virtual user interaction via a particular website

3)       Internet activity  (input data sets)

4)       Human Activity of a particular group in a particular place (input data sets)

 

5)       Physical factors: Acoustics

6)       Physical factors: Sunlight

7)       Physical factors: Temperature

8)       Physical factors: Wind

 

 

 

 

 

Practically what does it do?

How does it do it?

      **Ideas to help you in italics

 

System is networked to understand and react collaboratively

(more than one actuator (motor etc))

 

 

Wireless data transfer, Hardwired

Understands occupant location definition

Motion or IR sensors
Id tagging system

Visual Identification with cameras

    Footfall identification with touch sensors

 

Enable the creation of spaces that are easy to adjust in an intuitive way by rolling around stem columns with simple attachment and detachment

 

Re-configurable, Mobile, Kinetic transformation, etc

Provide modular flexible infrastructure

 

 

Monitor localized temperature

 

Embedded sensors

Monitor localized humidity

Embedded sensors

 

Actively control acoustics

 

Integration of sound cancellation/translation system

 

Actively control ventilation

 

 

Kinetic change: stiffen, ruffle, allow permeation of air

 

 

 

Practically what does it do? (Continued)

How does it do it? (Continued)

      **Ideas to help you in italics

 

 

Actively control acoustics

 

Integration of sound cancellation/translation system

 

 

Actively control ventilation

 

 

Kinetic change: stiffen, ruffle, allow permeation of air

 

Heuristically adjust environmental conditions via secondary systems

Provide Heating, Provide Cooling by adjusting other ventilation systems dynamically

 

Change opacity

 

 

 

Change color, hue, saturation

 

 

 

Provide Video Transmission

 

 

 

Provide Microphone Transmission

 

 

 

Provides security around restricted areas

 

 

 

Provides safety around dangerous areas

 

 

 

More…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Interaction

 

 

 

Does the System have a Goal? Or multiple goals 

 

 

 

 

Constructing

Is it working to make something?

 

De-Constructing

Is it working to unmake a something?

 

Optimizing

 

Is it organizing something?

 

Is it collaborative with the physical users?

 

Is it working with the people in some way (internet and people walking on them

 

Is it against the goals of the physical users?

Is it working against the people in some way (internet and people walking on them

 

What is the timeframe

One day – one week or unknown?

 

Is it a game?

 

 

    

 

Who are the players?

 

 

What are the rules?

 

 

How are they communicated?

 

 

How is it Experienced



 

From on it?

 

 

From above only?

    

 

Does it light up?

Can you see it at night?

 

Through the Internet

 

 

      Does it make sound?

 

 

Is there a metaphor in normal daily experience that you can think of?

 

 

 

What Else…?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some reasons for using an intelligent kinetic system:

Privacy and public


Optimizing thermal needs


Optimizing acoustic needs

 

Optimizing lighting needs (natural and artificial)


Meeting visual needs and relations to public and private situations


Spatial sharing/ optimizing


Accommodating different body sizes

 

Provide or suggest ergonomic change


Provide Security


Provide Safety (Children or Elderly)


Provide directions


Aesthetic (change hue, color or saturation)

 

Extending the notion of enhancing everyday activities - Doing things that are impossible or very difficult to do