Future of Impure
From Impure Wiki
These are some of the features that are going to be implemented along the development process of Impure's alpha version:
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sustained growth of the modules library
We are creating new modules all the time. At any given moment, more than 20 new modules are in testing mode. The number of modules (except for data structures) keeps increasing at a linear rate.
improvement of visualization methods
Apart from creating new visualizators, we never stop refining existing visualization methods, making them more efficient and legible.
layout
Public spaces are going to have layout options, such as the possibility to choose background color for stage and modules, and determining the visibility of modules one by one. Our objective is to offer users flexible options to publish beautiful customized spaces which they will afterward be able to embed in their web page or blog.
server for users
Impure users will have access to private server space where it will be possible to upload files for their use in impure spaces, including text files, images, flv videos and Excel files (which are going to be automatically converted into a Table data structure). We are also planning a MemoryModule. It will be used to store data (such as coded tables, coded networks, processed images...), allowing the creation of pre-processing spaces and spaces that read the processed data.
patches
Patches are (connected) sets of modules that perform specific tasks and can be stored in a library. Within the stage, patches will be displayed as a special kind of modules that can be edited in an isolated context. It will naturally be possible to use the same patch in many different spaces, and to share them with other Impure users, enriching the community's collective intelligence in the process.
For the time being, code snippets perform a part of the patches planned functionality.
collective spaces
Creators of spaces will be able to grant edit permissions to other users, thus enabling collaboration and team work on the development of complex information flows.
impure goes open source
It's our will to make Impure an open source project. We plan on opening the data structures framework and several other frameworks used for controls and visualizators.
community-contributed controls and visualizators
Once the ActionScript code goes open, it will be possible for developers to create their own controls and visualizators, load them into the libraries and share them with the Impure users community.
