[RE] - RE:SCOOP v0.9.2
I have been working quite a lot on the app since my last post and have now incorporated an actual ’scoop’ mechanism that I talked about previously. Here the user now has the ability to click an individual node, which in turn reveals more data about the subject line and shows the comment provided by the company. Notice also how I have moved away from my intiial concept of zooming through the space and have instead opted to ground all the other nodes in a way that almost adds gravity. This interface shift occurred because of the physics involved in generating a zooming effect; I ultimately felt the application lost its professional approach and did not convey the result I wanted.
Another major change in the app shows the original filtering panel now empty. I felt that with the limited data I had at my disposal, a filtering system could only accomplish so much, and furthermore this would result in minimal activity on the stage and ultimately a less-engaging experience for the user. Saying this, I think this could be implemented very effectively at a later date with more data, then the results of this facility may be more rewarding and useful.
I have therefore changed this panel to instead become part of the new ’scooping’ interface. When a node is clicked, the user is provided with two options labeled as ‘cancel’ and ’scoop!’ - Clicking the cancel button un-grounds the nodes and resumes the random activity on the stage. However clicking the ’scoop!’ button now adds this node to the scoop panel! At this stage of the app, the user can add multiple nodes to the panel and from here I will move to develop the ‘review’ functionality to show the captured data side-by-side. In a way I guess this still acts similar to a filtering system and gives the user the ability to also compare information and make decisions applicable to them.
