3d Widgets for MakeHuman
Project 5
MakeHuman is a free software for the modelling of 3-Dimensional characters.
The Project: Probe the innovative concept of 3D widgets
For the next software revision MakeHuman wants to use a new GUI, based on a very innovative concept: 3D widgets.
We are not talking about a simple 3D-window interface, but one which each widget is a 3D object with "sensors" verts groups; designed directly by 3D artists (using their preferred software).
This means no limits in form, aspect, dimensions or functionality. No need to define many widget classes by developers. One class = infinite widgets. Each widget can be rotated and translated, meaning more information within a compact design (for example, a sphere that rotates along 3 axis can do the same as 3 traditional sliders).
Project tasks include:
- Replace actual body-panel and targets-panel with the 3D-widgets
- Test the usability of new ideas, using a work-in-progress prototype
- Write a final paper with the results.
The Mentors:
Your usability mentor will be Stefano Fabri from Usability and Accessibility Lab University La Sapienza. Your technical mentors will be Manuel Bastioni and Simone Re.
Your Qualification:
This project requires experience in interface and interaction design as well as some experience in usability analysis methods.
Student Intern
From May till August 2008, Eugenio Passacantilli, student of Science in Communications, will support MakeHuman usability-wise.
