Setting up

We arrived in Studio 2 for our allotted 60 mins booking time (it was all we could get) today, and Marina set up a nice downlight into the centre of the studio. We decided against having the mirror open, so the User really felt isolated within the space. It is a great setting, the walls are black as is the floor, so having a small table set up in the centre of the room really does seem like there is nothing else around you.

We also found an opening through from the corridor outside that was blocked by a large wooden screen. In creating a small niche through which one could see the User during the experience, not only will we be able to check their progress / make sure they are ok, but Marina plans to take some photographs at the same time.

We found a small, low table outside the studio that will be perfect for placing the monitor, keyboard, and mouse on. Initially we planned to have a standard office table and chair present, giving the impression of an entirely ordinary computer workstation, but having the low table, with the CPU tower on the floor and forcing the User to sit on the floor too is perfect to make an impression that this computer is something special indeed.

We blacked out the windows in the door with gaffa tape, and also covered the red lights on the alarm boxes, so that other than the feint downlight, the only lighting will be from the monitor.

Everything is going well, now it's off to Marina and Ruari's house to finish the designing of the piece.