Week 7
HI. To progress towards a much clearer direction, I would need to have a clearer idea on the content
This week I will be mainly focusing more on the content planning, as I feel like having a clearer overall view on the content, it would be easier for me to refine and plan out the concept of the microsite.
Before proceeding with my wireframes and concept refinements, I sort of shift my focus more towards the content. I decided to organize and have a more structural planning for the content before making any further decisions.
I started with the core content, which is the possible ecotourism places in Malaysia.
I did most of the planning in google sheets for easier organizations.
Link to sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1chdkcedivBb2pd1cXG4P2NkGacyjAndM7YFdIR2zSl8/edit?usp=sharing
After going through each individual states and places in Malaysia, the above is the summarize results of everything. Which brings me the decision of:-
The previous "themed-land" might not work anymore, based on the imbalance amount of places when being categorized
Categorizing by states would be more viable and relevant (easier for Malaysians and it is properly structured based on location)
There are too many places, I am starting to feel overwhelmed by the amount of content, I might need to scope down some parts
I quickly collect my thoughts and curated a possible direction by refining the wireframes.
Wireframes
Link to wireframes: https://xd.adobe.com/view/911927e2-672f-46f5-a474-d230c319a2b3-c44a/
Focus points:-
I continued with the previous execution of allowing users to either, Locate a place near them or Explore the places
I did some iterations on the explore page, I decided to execute using 3D graphics and showcasing the different states available
Upon entering a specific state, users will experience a 3D space of that state in a 360° experience
While being able to access specific ecotourism places in-within the specific states too
Additional gallery of realistic photos from the community and their shared experience can be accessed too
For users that decided to locate a place near them, I decided instead of showing just one maybe have at least 3 recommendations of different places
My concerns:-
I am still very hazy about delivering the abundance of content
I am still unsure about the current execution method, I feel like it is not exciting enough
Video mock-up
For a clearer vision of the interaction and flow of the website, I did a rough video mock-up for better explanation when sharing it with the advisors.
Exploring flow
Locate location flow
While preparing the video mockup, it is also a chance for me to test out Blender. Because after several research, I found out that Blender is much more supported by other external software/platforms compared to Cinema4D.
I took this chance to get use to the tools and user interface, following several tutorials to get the hang of it in-case in the future I might use it to prepare my 3D graphic.
To prepare for the review sharing, I did some additional planning regarding the microsite. To make things less overwhelmed and complicated, I will be sharing it in the next blog.
That's all for now, in the next blog, I will further discuss the additional planning on my content as well as the coming weeks progress planning. Adding on to that will be the feedback analysis regarding my review sharing.
Bye! :)
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