Meeting And Exercise 8/10

Before yesterdays exercise, we met up to finish all of our current tasks and to prepare a short presentation for class. We summarized the focal points of our design process, and rewrote our proposals (proposal 1, proposal 2) we came up with during last weeks exercise. When we began to discuss what proposal to develop further, we concluded that they both had great potential. Both proposals solve the prospect of having to tell fortunes: one by using the current system and one by revamping the current system. If we put the two together our design has the potential to satisfy all needs.

The application we intend to develop shall therefore include the following:

• If your SL Access Card has run out of money, you can pay by direct debit. When registering a crossing your card will automatically file the cost to your bank account. At the end of each month, an algorithm will calculate what SL Access Card would’ve been your cheapest option, and the amount corresponding to this card will be withdrawn from your account. For a more extensive explanation, click here.

• When you pass a turnstile using your SL Access Card, your activity will be recorded. Based on the frequency of your past travels, an algorithm will calculate what ticket is best suited for you. When your previous ticket is about to expire, you’ll be able to purchase the recommended ticket within our app. For a more extensive explanation, click here.

During the exercise, our task was to evaluate the work of group D1. In short, our impression was that their proposal didn't serve it’s purpose. They need to reestablish the physical environment in which their prototype will operate. If your target group are travelers who travel during rush hour and your goal is to reduce crowding and to lighten the mood of the passengers in the subway cart, screens in every pane of glass won’t suffice. Screens will most likely worsen crowding, especially if an interactive screen is placed by the entrance of every cart. Moreover, we don’t get how these screens will better the mood of the passengers. If people are rude, how can a screen interfere? To view all of the critique we presented to group D1, click here.

Our group was also critiqued by group D3. They thought, in summary, that our project has great potential, motivating this by the fact that they want to use our app. The only thing they criticized was the layout of our application, something we have yet to work on.

The next step in our design process is to start prototyping. Prototyping is relevant to our design process because interaction design involves designing interactive products and prototyping is the most sensible way for users to evaluate a design. With the critique of group D3 in mind, user-friendly is what we’ll be aiming for.