Long Island City Interactive Experience Visualization

Overview

The Long Island City Interactive Experience is an immersive digital platform designed and developed for Zum 3D. It enables users to explore the projected urban development of Long Island City over a decade, from 2016 to 2026. Through an interactive timeline, users can visualize the city’s transformation, gaining insights into future infrastructure and community planning.

Project Scope & My Contribution

The project evolved through three design iterations, each refining the user interface and experience. I contributed to the initial implementation of Design 3, focusing on developing a proof of concept. My key contributions included:

Zum LLC – Long Island City Interactive Experience

My key contributions for this project include a timeline-based navigation, layered city development views, interactive information markers and perspective switching feature.

Aerial view of Long Island City in 2016, displaying the city's skyline with various buildings, roads, and bridges. A timeline at the bottom highlights the year 2016.

Interactive interface of the Long Island City development project, showing an aerial view with numbered markers indicating key buildings and locations.

Detailed view of "The Factory House" in Long Island City, with a description overlay explaining its history as a furniture warehouse and its transformation into a modern workspace.

Interactive Timeline Navigation: Implemented a timeline feature allowing users to switch between years (2016-2026) and observe changes in the urban landscape.
Layered Development Views: Designed an overlay system to represent different phases of construction and new developments over time.
Information Markers: Conceptualized clickable markers displaying details about building specifications, developers, and amenities.
Perspective Switching: Integrated a feature enabling users to view the city from various aerial perspectives, enhancing exploration.

Features & User Experience

Real-Time Urban Growth Visualization: Users can scroll through the timeline to see the evolution of skyscrapers, residential complexes, and commercial hubs in Long Island City.
Informational Hotspots: Users can find more information about architects, developers and expected completion dates of key buildings by checking out interactive markers.
Seamless Interaction: The platform offers a fluid user experience, allowing zooming, toggling of development markers, and effortless year-to-year navigation.
High-Resolution 3D Renders: Photorealistic renders dynamically adjust as users progress through the timeline, ensuring an engaging visual experience.

Impact

The Long Island City Interactive Experience provides an innovative tool for investors, city planners, and stakeholders. By blending data-driven projections with immersive visuals, it aids in making informed decisions regarding real estate investments, infrastructure planning, and commercial expansion in Long Island City.

Disclaimer: This is not a personal project but is designed under BUILD for its client/s. All images and content belong to BUILD and/or the client unless otherwise stated.