Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Research Assignment






When trying to understand the basics in using sandbox, I found understanding the fundamental concept of cause and effect vital in implementing flowgraphs. With both my experiments I struggled with how to convert my ideas into a flowgraph. It is something that I still struggle with, but from these two experiments I've learnt the importance in understanding the cause and effect concept in the form of using triggers. My aim was to create a tutorial that just covers using triggers, which can be applied and linked to numerous cases. In the tutorial I explain the basic uses of a proximity trigger and a time of day trigger.

"Gap of knowledge":
Though a simple and easy concept, using triggers in sandbox seems to be something that is somewhat overlooked/assumed in many tutorials I have seen. As a whole using triggers seems to be implemented in a specific, case by case sense, rather than a general broader topic which can be applied for uses in many circumstances. My tutorial is aimed at filling a gap between sandbox basics and advanced/specific flowgraph tutorials

Tutorial level:
The tutorial subject would be most useful for beginners who don't have a full understanding of the flowgraph. There is an assumed knowledge of the basic sandbox interface and a basic understanding of the flowgraph.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

Model



3 sections of the building which will glow differently according to time and reliant 

yellow - residential
blue - offices
red - entertainment

Analytics engine - Brief

After much deliberation of what to do for my analytics engine I came up with the idea of an automatic lighting system for a multi-purpose high rise building.


The representation of data (natural light levels) could be linked to the time of day. The time of day could link with various lighting systems (of differing colours), representing the different functionalities (commercial, residential and entertainment) of spaces. 


The building would adapt to the received data accordingly (e.g. when natural light levels gets dark the time of day is night; the commercial lights dim, while the lighting representing entertainment would get brighter). I feel this idea accurately reflects the feed by dealing with light control, yet applies it to a broader use, reflecting the wider scope to implement this concept for industrial and commercial use in buildings.