The Graphical User Interfaces
The Presentation, Research and Visualization Interface
The presentation interface is designed to have two "states": a stand alone state, run from a DVD packaged with all of the data and applets needed to view it on either a PC or Mac platform; and a web enabled state. One of the goals is to keep these two user interfaces as close in appearance to each other, so that the switch from one '"state" to the other will appear to be accomplished with a simple radial toggle.
The interface makes use of several "views": (1) a fieldtrip view, that shows the routes traveled, and the places and informants visited on a specific field trip or a series of fieldtrips (2) an informant view, that brings one to a close up view of an informant's local area, provides a biography of the informant, and allows one to access their repertoire and (3) a place view, that allows one to explore fieldtrips, informants or stories related with a place. Slightly more elaborate descriptions of each view appear below each of the mockups presented here. A new interface, coded in flex, and making use of dynamic mapping technologies facilitates the toggle between stand alone and web enanbled systems.
A live version of the most recent draft of this interface is now available here.
