Information architecture is the “art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability.”[1]. MGUIDE takes information architecture to the next level by suggesting human modalities (gestures, facial expressions, emotion recognition, real-time user information adaptation, etc) as an alternative method for supporting this goal. I have done extensive experimental work on trying different human modalities and methods for ensuring effective information architecture. Technology nowadays in the avatar domain is so advanced, that we have the ability to simulate various human-to-human communication scenarios, in order to ensure that our message will get across effectively. Such a scenario is for example, the use of humour/serious messages to attract attention when someone is now paying attention to what we are saying. The list of these scenarios is endless and so is the experiments that can be performed to gather some evidence on their application in the virtual world. I truly believe that the future of Web is 3D and hence, avatar-based applications will be the next “big thing”. No matter what we do, no matter how well we will design a web site it can not be compared with a humanised interface for information retrieval and processing. Human gesturing, natural language processing, emotion recognition, and other human modalities if all combined together correctly, they can create the most powerful paradigm for our proliferated information age.
Hence, the MGUIDE is not related to the “traditional” web page model. It goes towards the Web 2.0 applications, i.e., applications with high interactivity. Any architectural designs that you will find related to MGUIDE, are complex software blueprinting, dialogue hubs and branching and others. However, this doesn’t mean that I can’t do information architecture for web sites/internet applications or that I haven’t done it in the past. Actually I find it relatively easy, compared to the complexity of the work I did in MGUIDE. Back in the old days – I am working in the new media/education industry for almost 10 years - we used to do information architecture on the fly. I have done it for large companies in Greece and international, on both multimedia productions and web sites. However, back then I was responsible for a web site from its “birth” until its full deployment, which means that I have learn about information architecture, the old school way – through designing, developing and deploying large multimedia projects and web sites. Below you will find a sample of this work.
Web Sites: Companies include:
Elnet Site, Metrolife – Emporiki, Marketing Lead and others
CD/DVD ROM
Companies include: Centric multimedia, Grecotel, Metrolife – Emporiki and others
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