Createscape
Rationale
The purpose of this project was to conceptualise an experience which would enable professional creative writers to have an easy and effective drafting process. To achieve this, we created a mixed reality device/program which has two primary functions: to translate handwriting to digital text, and to place the user within a simulated environment. We placed this project in the context of Mobility, but rather in a sense of anti-mobility. By removing the user from a distracting zone they are able to write anywhere, anytime and can be essentially transported to a different world without moving.
On top of this, we designed a number of additional features which all aimed to remove distractions and make the drafting process as efficient as possible. We based the features on our personal drafting experience, as well as an interview with a creative writer. Our video gives an overview of the most important features but missed quite a few that we considered. Because of this, we found it necessary to create a dossier which exhibits our thinking process and ideas throughout. Given more time, we would have liked to visualise every feature in the video exactly as we designed them, as well as delve more into the product design by making a mockup pen and headset with a user manual included. We also would have explored more features which would aim to pull the user back into their writing if and when they got distracted.
We went with a hand-drawn style for the UI elements to create a more interesting look which reinforces the idea that Createscape is a merging of the traditional and digital realm into one MR experience.