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

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Website integrated with GameWebsite integrated with Game

Rotating World with Blinking Dots (Hot Spots)Rotating World with Blinking Dots (Hot Spots)

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

Sketch of GameFlowSketch of GameFlow

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?

View of Barometers in the same View of Barometers in the same screenscreen

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

Emergency!: interruption on the Emergency!: interruption on the screenscreen

Submit Buttons on a screenSubmit Buttons on a screen

Meeting with Advisors: choose Meeting with Advisors: choose who do you want to invitewho do you want to invite

Zoom Out of OfficeZoom Out of Office

Zoom in and Out in MapsZoom in and Out in Maps

Early Office SpacesEarly Office Spaces

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

Other & related materialsOther & related materials

Sketches/Mock Sketches/Mock ups of interfaces ups of interfaces for the given for the given storylinestoryline

Game TreeGame Tree

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

More Insurvencies

User Interfaces User Interfaces alternatives for the alternatives for the “meeting room” “meeting room” with advisorswith advisors