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After getting helpful feedback from the classmates and Michael, this week our team worked on prototyping the structure and also going back to the space to find out where we can place it and how we can make the structure more interactive and purposeful.

Prototype

Following Jeff’s group feedback, we were thinking an approach might be to make around 10 small units, each with a sheet of mylar and light source. We could make little pools of light, and place them through the space (or prob one end of the space) to make a kind of light pathway and we could try different configurations to see what’s most interesting to people.

Surroundings businesses: We observed the surrounding stores and businesses during the dark and categorized them to food related business, stores, entertainment. The food related businesses were open until 9pm or later and movie theatre was open until later, which generated foot traffic. However, the stores closed earlier.

Movie goers: Around 5:28pm, large crowd of movie goers left the theatre in various direction. We could possibly use these crowd to generate interest to our structure, since there is regular movie time during the night.

Popular Area: There were consistently lots of people around Shake Shack, creating more noise on the north end of the walkway.

Walking Patterns/pathway: People generally walked to their right side of the walkway and tend to look towards to restaurant sitting area. How can we change the behavior of the people walking through this area?

Other interesting note: There were surprisingly many people walking with strollers or children on a Sunday night. It could be the soccer game next to the area, but children might be a great way to entice the adult as well.

Potential Location: Most of the area is made of glass, but there are some small wall space across from the restaurant area that could be a great place to put our installation.

Story:

The space at North End Way is much quieter and darker at night. There is an eerie feeling to walking through the long, quiet corridor. As you walk through the 11,000 square feet passageway, passing all of the closed shops and restaurants there is a opportunity to provide a source of playfulness and intrigue.

We will create a physical device that utilizes sheets of mylar, light and proximity sensors to produce light that will cause different and unique effects. The device will be places on the wall facing Shake Shack, near the entrance. Regardless of whether anyone is nearby, we will use the wind and light, reflecting off the mylar, to project light onto the ground. This light projection will be the first source of intrigue. As you get closer to the device the lights will brighten and will follow you as you walk around the space and near the device.

UX Diagram: