Design
Development
This project showcases the process through which my groupmate and I attempted to visualize this space mission to narrate its story, exploring an innovative approach within journalism. The project is developed in a 3D interactive online environment, which can make the entire experience more immersive and easier to understand.
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Objective
- Our first goal is to visually represent NASA's space mission based on a 3D web environment;
- The more advanced goal is to broaden accessibility to this NASA mission, enabling audiences with varying levels of space knowledge to understand, enjoy, and derive fun from the experience;
- Finally, we hope this project explores innovative and immersive storytelling approaches within journalism.
Here are the key findings from the interview:
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Most users expressed strong interests on the process of collecting samples from an asteroid, especially the
interaction between spacecraft and the asteroid's surface
and
the storage of samples.
- Users were highly curious about the spacecraft itself, emphasizing the questions about its propulsion, navigation, and structures.
- Users were intrigued by the spacecraft's journey from launch to arrival at the asteroid and back to earth. They wanted to visualize and understand the path it took through space.
The entire mission journey will be displayed on a single page, providing a seamless and cohesive experience. More details about the spacecraft will be linked at the end of the main page, allowing the users to explore more without disrupting their main experience.
VISUAL ELEMENTS
Storyboard with ContentDrawing from user research and reports, we crafted this storyboard as a mockup for our development stage, detailing both textual content and diagrams.
Spacecraft Exploration
Asteroid Exploration