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Global Agenda: Global Agenda:
GUI Proposition and DiscussionGUI Proposition and Discussion
GSSD GroupGSSD Group http://web.mit.edu/globalhttp://web.mit.edu/global
Department Department of Political Scienceof Political Science Technology & Development Program - MITTechnology & Development Program - MIT
July 200
© 2005 © 2005 MITMIT All rights reservedAll rights reserved
Choose a Position and Play with Choose a Position and Play with the Worldthe World
US presidentUS president China PresidentChina President Brazil President Brazil President
Fiction or Reality?
How do we get better “immersion”?
Key Dimensions of New Media, Key Dimensions of New Media, including video-games …including video-games …
The Database (game engine, The Database (game engine, numbers, Country model_Venzim)numbers, Country model_Venzim)
Navigable Space + HCI (what the Navigable Space + HCI (what the player sees, clicks and reacts to)player sees, clicks and reacts to)
3 levels of interface/visualization3 levels of interface/visualization
Office space (advisors, screens, Office space (advisors, screens, devices, barometers, reports)devices, barometers, reports)
Country Space (city, symbolic Country Space (city, symbolic buildings, geography)buildings, geography)
World Map (hotspots-zoom in and out-World Map (hotspots-zoom in and out-through dif. visualizations_LPT, geog)through dif. visualizations_LPT, geog)
Key Principles of Game Key Principles of Game Interface DesignInterface Design
SimplicitySimplicity CConsistency onsistency IImmersionmmersion
What do we have so far?What do we have so far?
Good Starting point, buy we need to convey a more dynamic sense
6 standard buttons to click
I click “to compare data”or “to get I click “to compare data”or “to get advice” and new windows come up …advice” and new windows come up …
Currently, the Advice appears in a new window. Currently, the Advice appears in a new window.
It should appear in the same windowIt should appear in the same window
Barometers, text feedback from Barometers, text feedback from engine operation?engine operation?
Your currentInsert Quiz/Question here for: Bonus Points for Intellectual Approval and Verdict of History
Do you know the GDP of …”
What is the last environmental agreement worldwide?
Do you know what is XZY?
Using the metaphor of Screens to Using the metaphor of Screens to handle complexity of information and handle complexity of information and
decision-makingdecision-making
Meeting with Advisors: choose Meeting with Advisors: choose who do you want to invitewho do you want to invite
AlternativesAlternatives
Navigable spacesNavigable spaces In office and outside –engaging In office and outside –engaging
narrative and visualsnarrative and visuals Simplicity: not overload userSimplicity: not overload user
Sketches/Mock Sketches/Mock ups of interfaces ups of interfaces for the given for the given storylinestoryline
War getting worse -War getting worse -due to oil resourcesdue to oil resources
You decide to go back to your officeYou decide to go back to your office
Increasing US casualties
Allies show unease
Civil riots
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