storygraphic

    • 13 jul 2015 2:55pm

    • exploring possible concepts for solutions

    • starting with this simple fractal concept

    • creator creates story and every segment starts off with the same length & width

    • segments get arranged by how creator connects together the chapters

    • using an automated algorithm to place segments - connected & not connected

    • they only begin to grow as others explore the story chapters

    • maybe color is used to indicate level (depth) of chapter

    • maybe length of segment is a variable & dependent on number of levels below it

    • actually this makes some logical sense from the algorithm perspective

    • tall's reference image

    • he likes less tree-like

    • more neuron-like

    • i like the black background

    • i like the use of color

    • the random nerve graphic make no sense

    • unless they are used solely to infer something more like the future possibility of the story being created in time

    • or the chapters that are not created yet

    • then the dots are what is already there

    • but in this graphic there's no clear structure of how the dots are connected

    • and i feel there must be a connection solution that is obvious

    • because chapters actually will be connected in most cases

    • so let's explore melding the two concepts together

    • so every story starts with the same basic background image

    • the tangle of nerves on the back background

    • creator creates the first chapter

    • a single white dot shows up in the center

      • it has a set/fixed 'typical' diameter

    • the creator creates a 2nd chapter

    • at the same level then

      • a 2nd white dot appears in the tangle

      • no connection between the two

    • at a level below the 1st

      • or a subchapter

      • the first dot grows in size

      • and a typical black dot appears within the now larger white dot

    • so this solution has dots appearing inside other dots

    • dots get larger

      • just big enough to accommodate whatever is inside them - if anything

    • so a story can have one cluster of dots

    • of several cluster of dots - namely two or more different disconnected stories within the same story

      • this is important when thinking about a creator creating multiple stories within our platform

      • i feel everything a create creates should be presented at the outermost view

    • this solution could almost be done in 3d

    • spheres replace dots

      • but then we need a more complex 3d space navigator

      • for now let's just keep things simple in 2d

      • at least until we have a solid 2d solution

      • but my livvedom icon (see above) provides a good example of this 3d look & feel

      • spheres inside spheres

    • we could then use dot/sphere color to indicate exploration traffic

    • so we could put colored auras around clusters to indicate popularity

    • but this solution makes for a much simpler auto-generation algorithm

      • much easier to place constrained clusters within the 2d allowable presentation space

      • might need a zoom in and out feature though

  • but we can do cool things with text-based stats to additionally help explorers get more detail than what can be visually seen with the graphic only

      • e.g. this is where you presently stand

      • below is X more subchapters & Y more subsubchapters, etc.

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