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.
120 explores have explored here before
the avg time here was 93 seconds