lenna drury johnsen

Fall 2014. Minneapolis, Minnesota. University of Minnesota.

This project investigates how incorporating gaming technology could facilitate and enliven the design process, specifically in aiding collaborative teams. The proposed Arkiv is a SketchUp plugin that would allow users to upload models to a common environment, which can act as either a virtual archive, allowing comparison of design iterations, or as a playing field by shuffling the models and dropping flags into the arena. Individual designers sign on and race each other to the flags, allowing for team building through competition, and collaboration through
virtual communication.