Visualizing Kingston

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Visualizing Kingston

• Jess Johnson
• Thesis Anezka Sebek
• Writing Barbara Morris
• Thesis Advisor Brian McGrath

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Concept

• Visualizing Kingston is an interactive piece
  which will help users visualize changes in
  Midtown Kingston, NY. By providing various
  options in an easy to use layout, users are able
  to view the potential in their community.

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Flash Interactive Piece

• Link to Piece

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Audience Project Location

• The community and business owners in Kingston,
  NY.
• Flash interactive piece would live on a website,
  somewhere that would be easily accessible for the
  community.

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Precedents

• Behr Color Smart Google SketchUp

The Orton Family Foundation
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Kingston Images
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Visualization Process Chart
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SketchUp Kingston Together
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SketchUp Process Broadway Theatre Square Plan

• Worked with architect Robin Andrade to create an
  animated fly through of her plan.

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SketchUp Broadway Theatre Square Plan

• Mapped out the plan in SketchUp, and imported
  into Maya.

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Maya Process Last Semester

• Parish Center proof of concept was to work on
  texturing, modeling and lighting.

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Maya

• Imported SketchUp file to Maya

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Maya Lowell Influences

• Began to incorporate influences from Downtown
  Lowell, MA into imagery.

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Photoshop Lowell Influences
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Photoshop Kingston Design Standards

• Began to focus more on creating a flythrough with
  images influenced by the design standards.

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Design Standards
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Design Standards
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Process Flash

• By moving into flash, it adds an interactive
  element to visualizing the neighborhood.

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Process Flash

• Began adding more elements into the piece.

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Flash Interactive Piece

• Link to Piece

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User Testing

• User testing in Kingston provided good feedback
• Thought it would be beneficial to communities
• Seemed to be easy to use
• Ideas to incorporate into the piece are

Outdoor elements like seating and
sidewalk Lighting and fixtures options Colors
Provide examples
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Future Plans

• Continue working on the design of the piece
• User test the design
• Add suggestions from user testing
• Continue gathering images

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• Thank You!

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Why lowell works

• Lowells process
• http//www.lowellcentercity.org/dtmasterplan/dtpla
  nexsum.html