Wednesday 10 April 2013

Thinking about the objectives/user research/building the prototype (10 April 2013)


Thinking about the objectives/user research/building the prototype.

What do I want to find out?

Define what Interactive Microstories are?
Examine Strategies for increasing User Participation
Establish a Toolkit to create Interactive Micro-Stories

Aim: Provide a Toolkit for Students, Teachers and Businesses to construct Microstories

Research the history and development of the Micro-Stories trend
Compilation of Case Studies for Micro-Stories
Compilation of Case Studies for Touchscreen Technologies
Demonstrable Research of User Participation in the context of Micro-Stories

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TEST WITH THE USER:
*Navigation Wayfinding
*Length of Immersion
*Retention/Memorisation.

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How they are navigating through the system
Engagement/amount of time/How long they stay on?
Were you interested or confused?
Check their retention. Through a survey.
Website they can sign up to. Calculate the interest.
Look at Twitter.
How long should it take to read a microstory?

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2500 words for Research Proposal

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Building the prototype:

What I will have ready in 5 weeks time: (by 8 May 2013)

19th century history:

Interactive Table
Software
Test Enderby Wharf/Enderby Brother/CableTel
Front Screen - Map
Click Site
Site View
Site Figures


Second site - later - Frank Hills Chemical Works/Tide Mill

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Put together A4 print outs to give to people.

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Mental models

Book: Unfolding the Napkin, Dan Roam

- Detail, more overview

How to measure?

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STORY MAPPING

Mental Map/
The Brain - node builder.
http://www.thebrain.com/products/thebrain/
Nodes - PersonalBrain.com

Draw out mental model of stories, with linkages.
Rewriting can alter linkages.

1.Branching story map diagram
As a spreadsheet.
2.Panned photo map flash animation, inside viewing window.
Text moves, photos fade in/fade out.

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STORY INPUT

1.Virtual Keyboard/Physical Keyboard Input to Touchscreen Table
Contact Peter T in winchester, way to write and record stories, and upload background story photos into a touchscreen, via nodes. Virtual keyboard entry/plugin keyboard.
2.Input via Website/Blogfeed, and exported to standalone files
Stories written via a website/blogfeed, and compiled into a set of files. Might not inlcude fudicial code.

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Can I provide a way for people to add stories
- into the interactive?

Select Site
Add Story
Save
Delete Story

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Two approaches:

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Contact Imano designer




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