elifisker
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10 years ago Using minimap to aim for the 3D RNA end point
I am building onto following idea of Mats:
“Making the RNA bigger will be easier for now, but an independent and isolated 3D preview of just the motif in game would be best.”
I was thinking about a compass like tool. Like a minimap, that is showing if RNA motifs we add, gets our structure closer towards the endpoint.
The point with this sort of view, is to get a much bigger image and working space, for seeing how the RNA and motif fits together. To get it easier to add motifs and see what one do there.
As Machinelves so neatly summed it up: Like a minimap for the global molecule's orientation & endpoints, with option for closeup in main view.
Not as much will need to be in the game interface at once. Just the point where to attach the motif and the motif itself. All the rest that is not really useful seeing, is gone. Especially if computers are better closing the end gap than humans anyway. Else when gap is close to be bridged, then it could be useful again to see both sides of the gap.
Here is a primitive image of the idea. First image shows how the RNA structure is moving too far away from the goal. Second showing that it hit target.
RNA compass
From the forum post: https://getsatisfaction.com/eternagame/topics/your_gaming_ideas_for_our_3d_rna_game#reply_14655642
You could click on the motif and it would enlarge so you can get an idea as to whether or not it would fit in the space.