Interfaces of communication systems - see a tree behind the leaves
I believe that the communication system at the moment is the most conservative and imperfect place in the Internet technologies.
That is, of course, for those who need short correspondence with friends, “Hello, here is a cool photo from my mobile phone!” - “Hello, that's cool,” everything is perfect and everything becomes more difficult, more mobile and more convenient. But…
But if, God forbid, a serious conversation - for example, about the Authority, about the Church or, at worst, about the meaning of life, then all have arrived.
Forums tired of all their infinity, Blogs - authoritarian, and Pinteres and others, this is not for conversation, this is what aptly called Facebook -poke (communication type patting).
I suggest habrazhiteli to think about a new interface approach to communication systems, namely about focusings.
Imagine a long, long topic that started 4000 messages back, and still lives. In a regular forum / blog, this is a multipage feed with posts, in the tree system, this is generally a nightmare nightmare.
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In the space of time-relatedness, this topic looks like a tree, its root is the starting message, and branches are various branches of discussions.
In classical interfaces, this tree is simply projected onto the screen, and if some branches are very far from the mainstream from the mainstream, then they are forcibly drawn right there, maximum, they collapse like reddit .
It is strange, why when we look at a real tree, we are able to see the shape of the crown, the shape of the branch and the individual leaves ? And then, like a tree, and nothing but leaves can be seen?
There are two reasons:
1. Binocular vision gives us an understanding of what is in the foreground and what is in the second. So we comprehend the topology of the crown.
2. The ability to move away or get closer to a tree gives us a chance to see it in different guises - crown, branches, leaves.
How to reproduce these qualities when working with a message tape on a flat screen?
How do you get this idea: do you have to imagine yourself armed with a camera with a good long focus lens?
Then everything is simple, everything that is in the focal plane is clear, everything that is not in focus, is blurred. This is how photographers convey the spatial relationship between the objects in the picture, this is how they attract attention to one, but they do not throw the other away .
How to draw such a communication system? I have an extremely unfortunate example, but, for example, like this (on a dark background of a background message).
If there is an interest in the development of this concept, I will be happy with the joint process.
That is, of course, for those who need short correspondence with friends, “Hello, here is a cool photo from my mobile phone!” - “Hello, that's cool,” everything is perfect and everything becomes more difficult, more mobile and more convenient. But…
But if, God forbid, a serious conversation - for example, about the Authority, about the Church or, at worst, about the meaning of life, then all have arrived.
Forums tired of all their infinity, Blogs - authoritarian, and Pinteres and others, this is not for conversation, this is what aptly called Facebook -poke (communication type patting).
I suggest habrazhiteli to think about a new interface approach to communication systems, namely about focusings.
Imagine a long, long topic that started 4000 messages back, and still lives. In a regular forum / blog, this is a multipage feed with posts, in the tree system, this is generally a nightmare nightmare.
')
In the space of time-relatedness, this topic looks like a tree, its root is the starting message, and branches are various branches of discussions.
In classical interfaces, this tree is simply projected onto the screen, and if some branches are very far from the mainstream from the mainstream, then they are forcibly drawn right there, maximum, they collapse like reddit .
It is strange, why when we look at a real tree, we are able to see the shape of the crown, the shape of the branch and the individual leaves ? And then, like a tree, and nothing but leaves can be seen?
There are two reasons:
1. Binocular vision gives us an understanding of what is in the foreground and what is in the second. So we comprehend the topology of the crown.
2. The ability to move away or get closer to a tree gives us a chance to see it in different guises - crown, branches, leaves.
How to reproduce these qualities when working with a message tape on a flat screen?
How do you get this idea: do you have to imagine yourself armed with a camera with a good long focus lens?
Then everything is simple, everything that is in the focal plane is clear, everything that is not in focus, is blurred. This is how photographers convey the spatial relationship between the objects in the picture, this is how they attract attention to one, but they do not throw the other away .
How to draw such a communication system? I have an extremely unfortunate example, but, for example, like this (on a dark background of a background message).
If there is an interest in the development of this concept, I will be happy with the joint process.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/185016/
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