Sketching and Prototyping
Today we went back one step and started brainstorming down another path, on my request (or should I say command) we used the initial findings of “all elder men go for walks” and “Jens sometimes has trouble finding out what to do that day” as our basis for coming up with ideas. Also the excellent concept of “walk and talk” were used as a big inspiration for our brainstorm.
Since I had already brainstormed at home on from those 3 aspects I was deligthed to see that the 2 other members of my group came up with almost the exact same idea. However with additions and moderations.
So we came up with a new idea, one I’m pretty happy about (obviously).
The idea is that we make a map, like a papermap.
On the map you can see what places to go to today, you search based on your interests. Say you are interested in new buildings and architecture, you press the icon with the buiding, and pick which building you want to go see. You can also see who else is going.
The idea is that you have to walk to the places, so the map displays how far there is from you to there. And the other idea is that you then meet up with other people going the same place a long the way.
We also think our design should be able to take pictures.. Say you want to show this guy you met at the construction site you walked to how it looked earlier in the process. You just show him the pictures.
We used the Houde and Hill text (todays homework) for defining how to create the prototype. I.e using the 3 aspects of a prototype: Role (role it plays in life). Look and Feel (how the artifact feels) and Implementation (which materials), making a couple of sketches for each. Though no prototype yet…