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		<title>Candeo</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/candeo</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candeo is the bachelor project I developed with my co-worker Christian Siegrist. It&#8217;s documentation is available on a seperate website. Please note that all of the content is written in german. If you need the content translated in english or an other language, feel free to get in touch with me.]]></description>
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<p>Candeo is the bachelor project I developed with my co-worker <a href="http://significant.ch" title="Portfolio of Christian Siegrist">Christian Siegrist</a>. It&#8217;s documentation is available on a seperate <a href="http://candeo.benjaminwiederkehr.com" title="Candeo documentation">website</a>. Please note that all of the content is written in german. If you need the content translated in english or an other language, feel free to <a href="/?cat=34" title="Get in contact with Benjamin Wiederkehr">get in touch</a> with me.</p>
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		<title>Replay</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/replay</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised! Solution I focused on the part of receiving search results and then interact with them to intuitively find the best match for a search query. Finding the balance between useful information for a search result and the ability to [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p><small>Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised!</small></p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p>I focused on the part of receiving search results and then interact with them to intuitively find the best match for a search query. Finding the balance between useful information for a search result and the ability to display a fair amount of different results was my first objective. Sophisticated filter mechanisms based on meta information of every search result allow the user to in- or exclude unrelated result from the list of results. The GUI is clean and free from distractions that do not hold information. Every text-based information is written within rethoric context to create a user-friendly and compelling experience while using the interface.</p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/replay03.gif' alt='Replay 01' /><br />
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		<title>Cumulus 08</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/cumulus-08</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised! Solution I developed an interactive map that will be included in the official website of the Cumulus08 website. The map is built in flash and allows the user to easily navigate and explore the city of Zürich. We integrated [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p><small>Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised!</small></p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p>I developed an interactive map that will be included in the official website of the <a href="http://www.cumulus08.ch/">Cumulus08</a> website. The map is built in flash and allows the user to easily navigate and explore the city of Zürich. We integrated several sights for people visiting Zürich for the first time as well as for visitors that know all the most known builings. The spots are marked on the map and can be explored by user-interactions. The builidings are lovely illustrated by students from the <a href="http://ssv.zhdk.ch/">scientific visualization course</a>.</p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/cumulus01.jpg' alt='cumulus01' /><br />
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		<title>SoftwareVisualization &#178;</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/softwarevisualization-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Software Visualization 2 is based on the work from the Software Visualization Project. We had 3 weeks to refine our prototype in partnership with students from the University for IT in Zurich. The working relationship was very useful to check the usability and the value delivered by my visualization. View the full documentation at [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p>Software Visualization 2 is based on the work from the <a href="http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/zhdk/softwarevisualization">Software Visualization</a> Project. We had 3 weeks to refine our prototype in partnership with students from the University for IT in Zurich. The working relationship was very useful to check the usability and the value delivered by my visualization.</p>
<p>View the full documentation at <a href="http://iad.projects.hgkz.ch/infovis07/?cat=10" title="Visit the Documentation-Blog">iad.projects.hgkz.ch/infovis07</a></p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/softvis2_02.gif' alt='Software Visualization 01' /><br />
<img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/softvis2_01.gif' alt='Software Visualization 02' /><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/softvis2_03.gif' alt='Software Visualization 03' class='bottom'/></p>
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		<title>Internos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>DatabaseSystems</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/databasesystems</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised! Solution Thanks to the openness of the task I took the chance to convert some aspects from the SoftVis prototype adapt it to a different data source. I wanted to take live data and therefore I chose an existing [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p><small>Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised!</small></p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p>Thanks to the openness of the task I took the chance to convert some aspects from the SoftVis prototype adapt it to a different data source. I wanted to take live data and therefore I chose an existing <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> database and rewrote the prototype to fit the new dataset. During the developement I struggled quite a bit with the handmade php script to connect to the database and as a solution wrote the <a href="http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/projects/swx-wordpress">SWX-Wordpress API</a> that is now freely available for <a href="http://swx-wordpress.artillery.ch/download/">download</a>.</p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/datenbanksystem_03.gif' alt='Datenbank Systeme 03' /><br />
<img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/datenbanksystem_01.gif' alt='Datenbank Systeme 01' /><br />
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		<title>EncodingSpace &#178;</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/encodingspace-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second iteration of the En- and Decoding Space project I analized reading structures based on the written word. I experimented with the possiblities of non-linear reading and interactive storytelling. View the results of the first Iteration here View the full documentation at Project Blog]]></description>
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<p>In this second iteration of the En- and Decoding Space project I analized reading structures based on the written word. I experimented with the possiblities of non-linear reading and interactive storytelling. View the results of the first Iteration <a href="http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/zhdk/encodingspace" title="encoding space 1">here</a></p>
<p>View the full documentation at <a href="http://iad.projects.hgkz.ch/encodingspace07/?cat=3" title="Visit the Documentation-Blog">Project Blog</a></p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encodingspace2_02.gif' alt='Encoding Space 01' /><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encodingspace2_03.gif' alt='Encoding Space 02' /><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encodingspace2_01.gif' alt='Encoding Space 03' class='bottom'/></p>
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		<title>SoftwareVisualization</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/softwarevisualization</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised! Solution My solution is based on a radial-organized Structure of the data. A circle representing a package is divided in the subpackages or classes it contains. The methods are attached to the classes they belong to at the periphery [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p><small>Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised!</small></p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p>My solution is based on a radial-organized Structure of the data. A circle representing a package is divided in the subpackages or classes it contains. The methods are attached to the classes they belong to at the periphery of the circle. The angle of a method is generated by the number of lines of code relative to the number of lines of code of the class. It&#8217;s cyclomatic complexity is represented by it&#8217;s radius and when the cc is reaching a critical level the color turns to red. Calls from one method to another are represented by the lines inside the element. Caller and callee can be identified by the color gradient from green to blue. Appart from the direct interaction with the visualization the interface provides several mechanisms to filter the visualization and receive more detailed information.
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<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/softvis_01.gif' alt='Software Visualization 01' /><br />
<img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/softvis_02.gif' alt='Software Visualization 02' class='bottom'/></p>
<p>View the second iteration of this project <a href="http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/zhdk/softwarevisualization-2" alt="View SoftwareVisualization2">here</a></p>
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		<title>EncodingSpace</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/encodingspace</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised! Solution I took the departure timetable as my data source and wanted to create a live visualization of all the trains leaving Zürich mainstation. The clock with it&#8217;s clockwise rotation was the inspiration for the visualization and resulted in [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Brief</h3>
<p><small>Sorry, I didn&#8217;t had the chance to put it here but it will follow, promised!</small></p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p>I took the departure timetable as my data source and wanted to create a live visualization of all the trains leaving Zürich mainstation. The clock with it&#8217;s clockwise rotation was the inspiration for the visualization and resulted in the spiral structure the traces of the trains. Everytime a train reaches a station it&#8217;s name appears on the screen. Interactions provide the possibilities to rotate and zoom the visualization.</p>
<p><img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encoding_space1_02.png' alt='Encoding Space 01' /><br />
<img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encoding_space1_05.png' alt='Encoding Space 05' /><br />
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<img src='http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/encoding_space1_06.png' alt='Encoding Space 06' class='bottom'/></p>
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		<title>PhysicalComputing</title>
		<link>http://blog.benjaminwiederkehr.com/all/works/studies/physicalcomputing</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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