Within 360°

Website Access

Ease of access goes a long way towards adoption

The website was particularly helpful in helping us explain what exactly we were because anyone could access it without any special equipment. After following a URL, which they already knew how to use, users could easily see that these videos were different--they could click and drag to see more of the visuals around them.

I led the redesign of the website, integrating features such as categories, news, and more detailed descriptions of each 360 video. This was my first time grappling with designing a content library. Eventually the website also came with an account management system that I had to design, in order to integrate with Within Together.

All of the lessons learned from working on this website translated very directly in the approach I had in designing the UI and UX for Supernatural.

Mobile App

The next best thing -- a pocket computer that people carry around all the time

The Within mobile app allowed people to watch the 360 videos in 3dof VR by inserting their phone into a Google Cardboard or equivalent. They could also download videos to reduce the lag that might happen due to poorer internet connections, which can cause visual problems while streaming.

When I first joined Within, they were suffering under the problem of having too much content--anything past the most recent 10 or so pieces of content would never get any plays. I led the launch of categories and search to make the content more easily accessible. It allowed people to fine tune their tastes based on the type of videos they wanted to watch, and it allowed for us to do promotions of older videos since they could just search it up by name rather than having to scroll down far enough to find it.

3DOF App

A launch partner with the Oculus Go headset

While I was not around for the launch of the Within app, I quickly became the designer charged with adding new features. I led the integration of many quality of life features, such as categories, search, and download improvements. I worked directly with the developers to implement these new features.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Thumbnails for days

I created thumbnails for every 360 video that launched on the Within platform after I joined in May 2017. Every thumbnail often required multiple iterations, needing approval from the design director, Zach Richter, and CEO, Chris Milk, as well the external partners who had originally created the content,

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