A Spatial Computing Concept

Vantage

Point.

Redefining physical spaces through
AR and collective consciousness.

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01/ORIGIN

Every city tells you what to see.
I wanted to know what people actually feel.

Walking through New York as a high school art student, I noticed something: every surface is claimed. Billboards, storefronts, digital screens — public space is a one-way broadcast.

But the most meaningful moments happen in the gaps. The graffiti tag on a corner. The sticker on a lamppost. The unspoken feeling a place gives you.

SO I ASKED —

What if we could make those invisible layers visible?

02/THE PROBLEM

Physical space speaks at us,

never with us.

One-way broadcast

Public spaces are designed for consumption, not contribution. We absorb messages but never leave our own.

No emotional layer

A street corner where you had a life-changing conversation looks the same as any other. No record of collective feeling.

Memory fades

Without a persistent layer, spatial experiences are ephemeral. The art, the feeling, the moment — all lost to time.

03/THE INSIGHT

Empower people to redefine the meaning of physical public space.

P/01

Minimal friction

The interaction must be as light as a thought. One word. One tap.

P/02

Collective memory

Every contribution becomes part of a living, evolving spatial archive.

P/03

Spatial anchoring

Digital content is permanently tied to physical coordinates — a new layer of reality.

04/THE PLATFORM

A location-based spatial computing platform —a UGC social network for physical space.

Four modules form a complete creative loop: discover hidden spatial content, experience it through AR, contribute your own emotional imprint, and build your spatial portfolio.

M.01 — EXPLORE

Explore

Discover spatial anchors on a dark, minimal map.

M.02 — VISION

Vision

Point your camera at a building. Watch a 3Dartwork materialize in mid-air.

M.03 — CREATE

Create

Capture any object. AI transforms it into a 3Dasset, pinned to a GPS coordinate.

M.04 — PROFILE

Profile

Track your spatial influence: Mindshare Index,Spatial Views, Nodes Occupied.

05/UX FLOW · EXPLORE

A dark map dotted with glowing pins.

Each one a hidden spatial experience waiting to be unlocked.

Map + bottom-sheet pattern, optimized for spatial discovery.

An 85% dark map fills the screen with scattered green pin points representing spatial anchors.

Tapping a pin smoothly centers the map and refreshes the bottom card with that work's summary.

06/UX FLOW · VISION

Point. Scan

Witness.

A 3D artwork materializes where only concrete stood before.

The Vision tab is the emotional core of Vantage Point.

Users point their camera at a building and tap to recognize.

A 3D artwork — "Liminal Spire" by @KANO.ETH — emerges from the architecture itself.

Each work carries metadata: GPS coordinates and placement date.

07/UX FLOW · CREATE

Anyone can

claim space.

AI turns a photo into a 3D spatial anchor — no modeling skills required.

01 /SOURCE

Capture a real-world object or upload an image.

02 /AI GEN

AI transforms the 2D reference into a 3D asset.

03 /POSITION

Drag, pinch-zoom, and rotate to place precisely in AR.

04 /PUBLISH

Record GPS coordinates, generate a shareable check-in.

08/UX FLOW · PROFILE

Your spatial influence,

quantified.

The Profile tab transforms creative output into measurable spatial influence.

0.84

+0.06

Capture a real-world object or upload an image.

Mindshare Index

12,450

How many people have gazedat your anchors.

Spatial Views

04

Physical cognitive nodes youhave claimed.

Nodes Occupied

09/PROCESS · IDEATION

From sketchbook to system.

The project began with observational walks through New York City — documenting moments where physical space felt emotionally charged but visually unmarked.

METHOD

Mind maps explored the intersection of AR technology, urban psychology, and UGC platforms. Wireframes evolved through multiple iterations — from simple pin-drop concepts to the full four-tab architecture.

QUESTIONS THAT DROVE THE WORK

How do you make an invisible emotional layer tangible?

How do you lower the barrier to spatial creation?

How do you quantify influence in physical space?

10/PROCESS · VISUAL LANGUAGE

Dark mode.
High signal-to-noise.

A serious spatial-computing platform, not a playful social app.
The interface reduces visual noise and lets AR content take center stage.

11/TARGET AUDIENCE

For the people who want to own their city's narrative.

Urban explorers, digital artists, and Gen Z creators.

A.01

The Urban Explorer

Walks the city looking for hidden experiences. Uses Vantage Point to discover spatial artworks and leave emotional imprints at meaningful locations.

DISCOVERY · WANDERING · COLLECTION

A.02

The Digital Creator

An artist who wants to place work in physical space without gallery walls. Uses the AI-powered Create flow to transform sketches into 3D spatial anchors.

AUTHORSHIP · AR · DISTRIBUTION

A.03

The Data-Curious Gen Z

Fascinated by the Mindshare Index and spatial analytics. Treats node occupation as a creative game — competing to claim cognitive territory across the city.

METRICS · COMPETITION · INFLUENCE

12/BUSINESS VISION