Windows Patina

Patina is the transformation in colour and structure that arise on a surface from age

and wear. Take for example your old pair of jeans which of many people only gets

more comfortable and looks even fancier the more they are wearied.

This is something that the jeans manufacturers have been thought of when they wash

the jeans before they sell them so that they should look used. This is a phenomenon

that also appears in other businesses where the manufacturers patinate their products

from the beginning. Many people appreciate this because they feel that their things get

an added value.

But there is an exception. In the digital world we often strive for perfection. In the

computers world there is only ones and zeros and there is nothing in between. A

document in the computers world never looks warn and shabby, the document is

either there and looks as new as ever or deleted. This project is about to transfer this

phenomenon to the computers world.

What I want to achieve is with different ways to visualise the

wear and tear of every day use of the Windows desktop and develop a prototype in the

Windows environment. For example a skin theme to the Windows desktop which

recognise the way you use your desktop and change it.

Programming language: C# or comparable

My question now to the developer guru's is if this is possible or just plain stupid?

#247029

It's almost definitely possible, but for a given value of "possible".

Whilst it sounds a very innovative and interesting concept, I can't see it being adopted very highly - people more commonly associate degradation of objects with a decline in their quality (for example, rusty cars).

Again, though, I see no reason why it's not possible, and it sounds a very interesting concept, if nothing else.

I'd recommend talking to someone like Siwu (I'll point him at this thread when I speak to him next).

#247031

It's almost definitely possible, but for a given value of "possible".

Whilst it sounds a very innovative and interesting concept, I can't see it being adopted very highly - people more commonly associate degradation of objects with a decline in their quality (for example, rusty cars).

Again, though, I see no reason why it's not possible, and it sounds a very interesting concept, if nothing else.

I'd recommend talking to someone like Siwu (I'll point him at this thread when I speak to him next).

Great!

I understand it would not be appreciated by everybody for the arguments you wrote. But it would look damn cool with the Fear theme by joe

Anyway my intention of it is not to be mainstream. In fact it's a university project I have this term so if it turns out good I'll pass the term

#247032

Great!

I understand it would not be appreciated by everybody for the arguments you wrote. But it would look damn cool with the Fear theme by joe

Anyway my intention of it is not to be mainstream. In fact it's a university project I have this term so if it turns out good I'll pass the term

As long as you appreciate that this isn't going to make you the "next big thing" (even though it might, but don't expect it!) and are passionate about what you're planning, that's all that matters.

As for passing the term, I doubt they're necessarily looking for it to "turn out good" - they're probably more interested in you showing that you can work in a real world system, with real deadlines and so forth.

That said, your ambition should serve you well, as long as you can stick to the project

Good luck!

#247035

I for one would be very interested in it. Great idea! I like my stuff with a little wear and tear on it, it gives it a personality.

#247184

Sorry to say this but the project has gone down the drain... the supervisors didn't find it suitable...

#247340

Supervisors ?????????

#247379

That sucks. If you have had anything done so far talk to other developers via pm to see if anyone is interested in continuing the development.

#247450

I think this project could be an interesting one...

but what supervisors ?

#247482