The document discusses new frontiers for prototyping experiences that weave digital information into physical space. It describes prototyping neighborhood energy usage scoreboards that displayed households' daily energy usage and comparisons to motivate conservation. Public displays reduced energy use by 13.2% while private displays reduced use by 12.1%, outperforming areas with no display. The document emphasizes balancing privacy and clarity in design and evaluating prototypes.

1. Weaving digital information into physical space:
New frontiers for prototyping experiences
Martin Tomitsch | The University of Sydney

15. Balance privacy and clarity (low-res vs high-res)

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Designing for a dynamic architectural fabric

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Designing for a dynamic architectural fabric
Prototyping as a form of evaluation

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moods –!blackboard customization

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moods – filling in information

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change energy usage of household in % compared to the day before.

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ranking based on percentage of change.
updated 3 times a day

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resume of behaviour
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day 11: same usage on a -2 level = again -2
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crown / +2
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energy usage
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public & private private display no display
50 m
display (A) only (B) (C)

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Change after the installation in week 4:
Public display - 13.2%
Commercial energy monitor -12.1%
No display - no change

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Average change per week over 7 weeks:
Public display - 2.5%
Commercial energy monitor -1%
No display - 0.5%

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Designing for a dynamic architectural fabric
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69. Balance privacy and clarity (low-res vs high-res)
Designing for a dynamic architectural fabric
Prototyping as a form of evaluation

73. Image credits
Slide 03: ENIAC Computer – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eniac.jpg
Slide 04: ATTiny – http://www.flickr.com/photos/project-hal0/2322389540/ (Example taken from Mike Kuniavsky’s
book “Smart Things”)
Slide 05: Xerox Star – http://catchrandom.blogspot.com/2010/05/first-computer-user-interface-1981.html
Slide 07: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mac_fun/5328640028/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide 08: Ambient Orb – http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/images/greenorb_withchair.jpg
Slide 09: Weather Toaster – http://infosthetics.com/archives/2005/12/ambient_weather_toaster_visualization.html
Slide 10: http://www.ambientdevices.com
Slide 13: Augmented City (Keiichi Matsuda) – http://www.keiichimatsuda.com/augmentedcity.php
Slide 14: Honours project by Mandy Leung @ Sydney Uni (photo by Josh Mcinerheney)
Slide 19: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesm/2053805960/
Slide 20: Home Joule (Ambient Devices)
Slide 21: Wattson – http://www.diykyoto.com/uk/wattson/about
Slide 22: Honours project by Silje Johansen @ Sydney Uni
Slide 23: Sketch by Dan Hill (cityofsound.com)
Slide 70: Real Ideal concept – http://depts.washington.edu/ixd/blog/2009/12/20/intel-envisioning-interactions-in-the-
home-of-the-future/
Slide 71: Mockup by Hanley Weng (Advanced Interaction Design class, 2011 @ Sydney Uni)
Slide 72: http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/over-the-top-web-sites.html

74. Andrew Vande Moere Martin Tomitsch
Monika Hoinkis @martintom
Elmar Trefz The University of Sydney
Silje Johansen Design Lab
Allison Jones
Josh Mcinerheney
Damien Kwan
Credits & thanks:
Public feedback display sketches and mockups by Monika Hoinkis;
Photos by Josh Mcinerheney, Nikash Singh, Martin Tomitsch, Elmar Trefz;
Dan Hill for inspiration and input during the initial project phase;
Timo Arnall for using dashed lines to show hidden information.
The project was funded by the Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning – Sustainability Cluster.
www.neighbourhoodscoreboards.com