Tilt-Map-Draw is the second in a series of “hello” maps, which explore the body in space. By tilting one’s phone, a user draws a line between the blocks of New York City.
Like the previous, this map asks: how does context shape one’s actions? However, in this instance, the user’s immediate context does not explicitly shape the drawing. The same map could be drawn while sitting in a coffee shop in Dumbo or riding the subway through Queens. Perhaps a sudden sound or bumped table causes a hiccup in the line drawing, but the physical environment in which the map was created cannot be read from the drawing itself.
Further, in drawing through hand movement, the map also asks: how does scale impact one’s performance? Instead of moving across city blocks, movement is now focused on the dexterity of the hand. While the physical context of the drawing is not legible in the map, the dexterity of the user is made evident.
Next Steps
- Allow the user to draw either on an empty canvas or on a map