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Jul 14, 2010
Collaborative Travel Planning App for Microsoft Surface, by Object Consulting
Information from the Microsoft Surface YouTube Channel:
"Object Explore is a collaborative travel planner for use by travel consultants and consumers on Microsoft Surface. Explore deep levels of interactive content through intuitive navigation, ensuring the customer doesn't get lost in the process. All content is tailored to the current client and can be taken away through mobile or email. Object Explore is built upon Object Consulting's Object Zoom framework, which brings intuitive Zoom exploration to sectors including retail, finance and museums." - Object Consulting
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I worked on a collaborative travel planning application a few years ago for an HCI class project- before the Surface was unveiled by Microsoft. It would have been fun to implement it in a Surface environment, since applications on the Surface can easily interface with mobile devices.
Below is a screenshot of a working prototype of "navSmart", a mash-up using photo-overlays linking to travel related information, including YouTube videos of related travel videos and information. You spin the globe around to explore possible destinations and vacation activities. This concept worked best on a large touch-screen display.
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Lynn Marentette
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