Architecture
Look at level design and how it help us teach users about how to use and navigate through our data visualizations. Explore Meeks, Hayashida Level Design, and Triangle Deisgn.
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- G. Nicoli, "Spiritfarer: la morte felice," Ludica, 2020. Available: https://www.ludicamag.com/spiritfarer-la-morte-felice/
- M. Brown, "Super Mario 3D World's 4 Step Level Design," Game Maker's Toolkit, 2015. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBmIkEvEBtA
- A. Pottinger and G. Zarpellon, "Pyafscgap.org: Open source multi-modal Python-based tools for NOAA AFSC RACE GAP," JOSS, 2023. doi: 10.21105/joss.05593.
- D. Emmons and J. Portnow, "Design Club - Super Mario Bros: Level 1-1," Extra Credits, 2014. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH2wGpEZVgE
- "Illinois Soil Health," University of California, 2023. Available: https://illinois-soil-health-tool.org/
- E. Meeks, "Designing a Data Visualization Dashboard Like It was a Game," Nightingale, 2018. Available: https://medium.com/nightingale/designing-a-data-visualization-dashboard-like-it-was-a-game-b347858c1bce
- A. Pottinger, N. Biyani, R. Geyer, D. J. McCauley, M. de Bruyn, M. R. Morse, N. Nathan, K. Koy, and C. Martinez, "Combining Game Design and Data Visualization to Inform Plastics Policy: Fostering Collaboration between Science, Decision-Makers, and Artificial Intelligence," Arxiv, 2023. Available: https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11359.
- Fathom Information Design, "No Ceilings," The Clinton Foundation, 2015. Available: http://www.noceilings.org/