With the use of video games as social spaces being observed for several years and the increased focus put on virtual social spaces due to the scarceness of physical social spaces in the last months, the concept of “spatial interfaces” is once again at the center of discussions. I want to add an alternative perspective to this, looking at the properties of physical spaces as metaphors, rather than models, for interfaces and exploring seven of them in more detail.
Roomy & Designing for Communities | Fish | Offprint
My personal experiences working with the team at Roomy, and how I feel after the last 5 months helping with the project.
Ambient Co-presence
Creating a subtle, peripheral, and synchronous sense of shared space and context on the web
Designing Imaginative Environments by Nathan Fowkes
Join industry veteran Nathan Fowkes on a deep dive into the hows and whys of designing environments for entertainment. From creating mood with color and light, to exploring different biomes and weather, to crafting architecture and props, he will teach you how to design amazing environments that make your work stand out from the crowd.
Developer Experience Goals for Atproto Spaces - AT Protocol
A new series nailing down the moving parts of building on Spaces
Digital Spaces Directory | New_ Public
As the social media landscape changes and a new wave of digital spaces emerges, this Directory is meant to be a resource for our field — a jumping-off-point for further exploration and research for anyone who’s interested in studying, building, stewarding, or simply using digital social platforms. We hope this will inspire creative exploration, spark new collaborations, and highlight important progress.
Federating friendly spaces - Roomy
hearkening back to the cozy vibes of old-web neighborhoods
The Flâneur and Turtle on-a-leash: Exploring Flânerie as a Metaphorical Approach to Harmonizing Human-AI Interaction for Playful Placemaking
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Community Spaces on AT Protocol - at:// pizza thoughts
Scaled-down design patterns
Television
Television is a visual interface for personal agents, a space for creating, arranging, and reusing artifacts.
Humans are social creatures. We crave bonding and social connections. In our digital world, our common social space is a campfire, which is the group chat.