Editing and now report-ing

I've really only been doing editing for the video prototype recently. It's looking good but it'll have to take a back seat along with the Flash animation as I need to concentrate on the report coz it's due first. I hadn't made many changes to the report bar a little bit of re-writing the literature review as I'd been waiting for feedback on the draft I submitted. Time to get cracking on it now though, I have my feedback and two weeks to get it totally finished. Roll on the summer!

Meeting with Supervisor (8)

Wk 9 Sem 2 26/3/10
Just had a meeting with my supervisor to discuss my draft report which I handed in. Here are the results:

• Discuss the academic/theoretical element of the design process used.
• Number the Chapters in the sections
• Organise the literature by themes-Why are the papers useful to you?
• Create links between papers- What did each paper help you with.
• The Design Chapter - write a connection with what comes before, a smooth transition
• Introduce the process- why you started with observations and conversations, refer to books
• Explain why you did the design workshop
• Do footnotes of the Belltable etc.
• Explain Scenarios - why do them,why they're useful, ref 5 reasons for Scenario based design
• Explain Paper Prototyping - like above
• Technology - possibility if it was taken on for development but it's not the purpose of this work
• Video Prototyping - same as above
• Conclusion - speak about feedback on FYP day, what you'd do if you carried on with the project

Video Prototype Filmed! Progress!

Hurray! I filmed the video prototype yesterday and got some storyboarding done before that, this is all good as there's not much time left!


It was a bit of a conundrum trying to figure out how to film a phone spray painting a wall but we managed it in the end. I actually ended up using stop motion, it's not rocket science but it gets the point across.


I need to draw up the interface in Flash and get the film edited. I also submitted my draft report last Thursday so hopefully I'll get some feedback on that too.

First Paper Prototype

Just did up the first paper prototype of how the application would look and work on the phone. I'll try put a few pictures up soon, need to load them onto the computer.
On to working on the report and the storyboard!

Alternate Scenarios for Graffiti Concept

Ok, so because it scored the highest in terms of having the most elements required by a solution and because it was one of the preferred scenarios according to participants, I'll be running with the virtual graffiti concept.
I developed the starting scenario for it and now I have come up with some scenarios for alternate users of the system.
I need to do a detailed storyboard of the concept and also a feasibility study in terms of the technology it would use.
I've already been looking into tagged objects and markers so with a bit more research I'll see if that will be a good direction to take.


Also need to start a paper prototype of the interface that will be on the mobile asap!

Scouting for Signs

I went out armed with my camera and tried to find signs of UL in the city centre. This was pretty unsuccessful, I really only managed to find two things that would tell you that the University of Limerick did in fact exist.


1. A road sign that says "University" on it.

2. The front of a bus going to the University.

There were a few other indirect signs, a poster in the window of the now closed Spirit Store which mentioned some people from UL, a poster for the show Man in the Mirror which was being shown in the University Concert Hall, (however the part of the poster that said the venue was torn off.) and a brochure for student travel which included a mention of UL.

Overall in the city UL related signs were more sparse than I expected.

So then it was UL's turn. I tried to find signs of the City at UL. Slightly more joy than in the city but that was to expected because a lot of UL organised events take place in the city.

1. Posters of UL-related events in the city - there were tonnes of these.

2. Brochure for Limerick City Bus Tour

3. Map of UL with the city noted as "Limerick" with an arrow

So that was it, the results of this exercise pretty much validate the idea that there is separation between the two. There are events constantly taking place at both locations but they are not being advertised in both places.

Meeting with Supervisor (7)

Results of meeting with supervisor 1/03/10 wk 6 semester 2

FYP Report

• Intro/Background- reasons for the project
• Literature/Background Readings
• Design Chapter
• Scenario/Prototype
• If I were to complete this - feedback from participants/Creative Limerick as a possibility? 

Storyboards

• Need to be scanned in so should be mainly in A4
• Take photos of possible locations and make collages
• Paper prototype of interface

Flash

• Use Flash to make a prototype of the phone app interface

Technology

• Infra red 
• Webcam tracking
• Bluetooth
• Need to do a feasibility study - of the technology and the means to complete the project

Video Prototype

• Use the video and the whole concept to get feedback from the participants
• Asking would this solution work? Would it create a connection?
• Use this feedback in the final chapter

Scenario - develop final concept more

• Consider multiple other uses
• City use
• UL use
• Passers-by viewing it as art work
• Special commissions from organisations for events, Riverfest, Charity week etc
• Crucial to highlight the UL/CITY link that this installation would create
• Explore how would the link work? Who sees it?