Designing information technology in the postmodern age: from method to metaphor
Designing information technology in the postmodern age: from method to metaphor
Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace
Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design
Ambiguity as a resource for design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Creating Emotion in Games: The Art and Craft of Emotioneering
Creating Emotion in Games: The Art and Craft of Emotioneering
Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of Transparency
Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of Transparency
Re-space-ing place: "place" and "space" ten years on
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
Destination space: experiential spatiality and stories
Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Game research and development
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What does it mean when we design for accessibility, inclusivity and "dissolving boundaries" -- particularly those boundaries between the design philosophy, the software/interface actuality and the stated goals? This paper is about the principles underlying a research project called 'The Little Grey Cat engine' or greyCat. GreyCat has grown out of our experience in using commercial game engines as production environments for the transmission of culture and experience through the telling of individual stories. The key to this endeavour is the potential of the greyCat software to visualize worlds and the manner in which non-formal stories are intertwined with place. The apparently simple dictum of "show, don't tell" and the use of 3D game engines as a medium disguise an interesting nexus of problematic issues and questions, particularly in the ramifications for cultural dimensions and participatory interaction design. The engine is currently in alpha and the following paper is its background story. In this paper we discuss the problematic, thrown into sharp relief by a particular project, and we continue to unpack concepts and early designs behind the greyCat itself.