about app

Campus Compass is designed for Victoria University students easily and effectively finds their way around Kelburn Campus.  It is to be used to find places such as, tutorials, lectures, dining facilities, tutors, toilets, departments, offices, and friends. To create this I wanted to go for the simple unique, old fashioned look and handmade style.  One of my precedents was the marauders map, reflecting how the walls are made out of words; I think this would be helpful to the student using this application, as it would have the names of the buildings they were in on the walls, along with the rooms that you were passing. I used this style twice in my work, firstly in the 2D viewing, where the map constructed with names of each building creating themselves, along with words that relate to Victoria University such as, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University and Wellington. The second time this style was used was in the 3D viewing which also used words that related to the location and Victoria University, but it was also telling the Student where to go, such as ‘turn right’ or ‘go to second floor’. I felt that using an arrow to show the way was not reflective to my old style and instead deciding that the idea of using hands to put them in the correct direction would be more fitting.   The fingers on the hand would even motion the walking movement, while also would push buttons and point with the index finger. The path that I decided to use in my Application was to find a friend; with this you could find a list of your contacts that also have the app. When clicking on their profile, the screen would tell you if they are on campus, Blue Square indicating that they are available on site and a red square showing that they are not on University grounds.   When clicking on the selected square it will show on the 2D map were they are in relation to yourself, and will then walk the path from you to them.  After this, it will transfer to the 3D viewing which will show the user how to get to their location at a reflective speed to their walking pace, with the fingers indicating how to get there.  When you selected friend is in sight a blue dot will appear, flashing on your screen to show that you have reached your destination.