The Work This Week:
This week saw the team completing the prototype for the interaction, including implementation of the “Where Are You From?” question. We also met with Deep Local this week, giving us some final notes heading into the last few weeks.
The Prototype:
From last week, we added the “Where Are You From?” page to our iPad interaction, which will come up immediately after users submit their taken photos:
From here, users can select from a list of countries where they are from. Because we’re using the selected country’s typography as the mosaic in the wall display, we chose to have users choose from a preset list rather than inputting their own text.
After this interaction, the user is directed to interact with the wall display, which now takes the form of the selected country:
Also, taking feedback from our client as well as from Playtest Day, we added a highlight to pinpoint where the user’s photo is:
This process can then be repeated for further questions that we add into the design. Once the user is done, they can then return to the ipad to share their photo with their email address. We also took pictures of CMU campus that can serve as a backdrop for these shared pictures.
We also updated the Kinect sensor so that it only detects the user closest to it. Therefore, users in the background will not break the flow.
Meeting with Deep Local:
In meeting with Deep Local, we got very specific advice about how to improve our live space:
-They suggested we use of an actual good camera to take photo as opposed to tablet?
-They suggested that we have a couch or something tangible for visitors to sit on / interact with so they’ll be more comfortable taking the photo.
-They said that even just having a rug/carpet or a short wood stage that signifies the selfie space will add uniqueness
-They suggested we think of potential alternatives to Kinect, because it can be finnicky. From here, we began thinking that we could possibly have users interact directly with the wall, or have a designed stand that holds the iPad in which users could move the wall display screen by pressing buttons on it that connect electronically to the projection. This would be a solution that is out of scope for our semester, but could be included in our documentation.
-They suggested we have a wood frame for the projection, so that it stands out.
-They said they’d put us in contact with vendors both for installation and for designing a potential wood frame.
-They said that when users share to their email addresses, the photos should be vertical, for more easy sharing to social media.
-They suggested we have a more “personal step” in the iPad interaction before the large-scale mosaic pops up.
-Lastly, they said that streamline to focus on the aspects that you like, and that the key point is making the selfie experience more fun.
Because we are not directly installing the live space, this feedback will be something that can incorporate in our final technical documentation that we hand off to our client, which we started on this week.
Going Forward:
With our prototype completed, we plan on playtesting in the ETC lobby next week in preparation for Soft Opening the following week. We also will continue work on designing the sketches for our live space, and we have a meeting with Mike Christel on Monday to discuss how best to design our documentation.