Gateway: Final Deliverables

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Initial Wireframes

Here are the initial wireframes for the app. Initially, we thought about pursuing both a phone app and an app that could be utilized on an apple watch. However; after consideration of what could be accomplished and what was most effective, we decided to pursue just the phone app.

This initial frame follows our mood board theme, but there is still much to accomplished. Specifically, we must consider how the app and the hololens connect back to each other both in use and design.

App Mood Boards

This mood board produces an organic design that will incorporate sketched objects found in the virtual world of gateway.

This subtle design will be easy to comply to the creation of other worlds the children will discover with a designated key.

*Pursuing this first mood board design for the app Gateway. 

This second mood board is more colorful and vector based.

Film Shoot

Film Storyboards

*Pursuing this second film storyboard for our finalized video that will be showing how the app works but also how it will help Chastity and children like her.

Finalized Storyboards

Scenario: (Person to Place)

Hololens and Phone App

Chastity and her friends are currently on an adventure in the woodlands. In order to advance to a new gateway, it is necessary to accomplish team and individual objectives to invent the next key. Chastity’s guild has been assigned a scavenger hunt to complete. Each team member finds and photographs at least two items on the list. Their app's camera can view the virtual world, making it possible to photograph this virtual item. These archived images will serve as material for the new key.

Scenario: (Person to Object)

Objective/Task w/ Phone App

Chastity has been assigned to bring a snack to their next guild meeting. The app’s objective is to create a mud pie with oreos and gummy worms. After Chastity completes this scrumptious mud pie, she photographs her culinary work to fulfill the objective requirement. 

Scenario: (Person to Person)

Phone App

Chastity wishes to form a guild on Gateway with her two friends, Mary and Sophie. Each girl creates a profile page, selecting important talents that will contribute to accomplishing team objectives to invent / obtain the key to a new gateway. After creating their profiles, their first group task is to take guild photo.

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Story Boards 02

Story Boards 01

Kristin's:

Mine:

Written Scenarios

Scenario One: Pool

Chastity is invited to the pool with a friend. She easily jumps into the routine of swimming with her friend, specifically competing and racing. Some random children wish to have a swim tournament with you two. Her friend eagerly accepts for the both of them, but Chastity wishes to go down the slide.

Scenario Two: Fun Friday

Today is Fun Friday. Chastity is very eager to make cookies and the ingredients are all provided for the children. However, Chastity would like to add something to the ingredients: candied m&m’s, which will add a pop of color and sweetness to the peanut butter cookies. How will she convince her teammates?

Scenario Three: Music Class

Chastity is in Music Class with twenty-two of her other classmates. Today is free day so Chastity decides to play with the recorder. Her teacher is impressed by her improvement and asks her to perform in front of the class.

Scenario Four: Home

Chastity at home while her mom is busily working. There are not any television shows on to attract your interest, so you go to look at your barbies. While playing dress up Chastity decides to create a fashion show. She wants to show her mom the fashion show after she is done working. 

Scenario Five: Home

Chastity is at home alone and the power is currently out. She must find something to intrigue her mind so that she doesn’t just sit around and do nothing. She notices a stack of common materials and decides to start inventing, later hoping to show her mother her accomplishment. 

Scenario Six: Friend’s House

Chastity is invited over to a new friend’s house. The two have easily hit it off in class among other classmates; however, once alone she feels extremely anxious and self-conscious. She does not know how to act around her.

Scenario Seven: Playdate

Chastity is trying to become more socially active among her classmates. Her mother decides to invite a small group of girls over for an after school playdate. Chastity begins to easily shut off due to anxiety once they arrive home, her friends arrive within the hour... How will the children be occupied and entertained while also boosting Chastity’s confidence and desire to socialize? 

Scenario Eight: Ballet

Kristyn has signed Chastity up for a dance class so her daughter can become more socially active. Although the ballet class began five weeks ago, Chastity is eager to join and learn. On her first day, Chastity is introduced to four other girls her age. These girls began the class on the original start date, so they naturally have a strong bond amongst their fellow dancers. Chastity easily becomes disoriented with the unfamiliar dance routine, but she doesn’t know how to ask for help from her fellow classmates.

Scenario Nine: Piñata

Chastity is at a family reunion. All her extended family has arrived and the festivities are beginning. There is an area set up for children to attack the piñata. All her cousins have attempted hitting the piñata with a bat. She has yet to have her turn due to line cutting. She wants a turn but doesn’t want to draw attention to herself, and lacks the confidence to claim her spot.

Scenario Ten: Recess

Chastity has been dismissed late for her first recess. She runs to the playground but everyone has already divided into their friend groups, leaving her alone. Some groups go to play on the jungle gym while others play kickball. She would like to play kickball but the teams have already been assigned. How can she ask to be included without irritating anyone?

Class Activity

Class Activity:

POOL:

Membership: 

• who intends to swim based on their attire, while others are merely  are there to watch.
• lifeguards

Boundaries:

• being aware of who can swim independently and who cannot, this is also apparent by swim gear.
• rules according to pool standards
• shallow water v deep water
• lifeguards

Influence:

• helping others in their swimming process
• encourage other children to play a game/race
• teasing whether it is in fun or mean terms

Integration/Fulfillment of Needs:

• having a choice in one’s role at the pool
• being active and participating in a social activity

*This is what Chastity truly needs to work on. She is independent but when surrounded by people she shuts off and her mother fears she will not maintain that sense of independence.

Shared Emotional Connection:

• playing with other members at the pool
• leader v followers

Mind Maps

For our homework, the class was to review the interviews once again. Upon viewing, decide on a final pair to make your target audience. Then begin to dissect their interview into the form of a mind map. Address each category listed as its' own individual mind map: People/Places/Object/Activity.

All the Maps Combined to create a connecting web. Used Tracing Paper.

Individual Maps:

Krystin and Chastity

For Project Three, the class is to create an interactive element for a provided audience either individually or in pairs. Tyler provided several interviews between mothers and their daughters. After viewing and reviewing each interview's content, Kristin and myself decided to have Krystin and Chastity be our target audience. 

Here is what I took from this video interview:

Krystin:

Problems:

Main concern is how she will adapt socially when she grows up. She is very sweet but id very shy. Prefers to remain out of sight, though she has a lot of talent. Mother does not want her to miss out on opportunities in life due to her lack of confidence and shyness.

Worries:

Besides her lack of confidence, would be being safe. She worries about whether she is alright, is she eating, is she safe, etc.

She is independent. Learned to do things on her own, but when she is around other people she doesn’t want her to lose this independence.

Short term goals are to be more active. Get her socially active either through dance, swimming, sports, or music. Hopefully boost her social self-confidence.

Long term goals are for her to pursue what she wants. Give her best in every situation. Believe in herself and pursue her goals. Anything is possible.

*Wants to be an inventor, a science geek. Get involved in projects and get good grades.

Mom works full time and is a widow.

Chastity:

Likes going to the pool. 

Favorite toys are barbie dolls.

Favorite shows are Victorious and Teen Titans. Saved by the Bell.

Favorite thing about Fridays is making treats (fun friday).

Prefers not to just sit at home and do nothing. She is not the biggest fan of music class because they are learning the basics.

Project Two Reflection

After discovering the overall design direction, I was personally motivated to create good work. The experience designers really wanted everything to come together easily before presenting, therefore, it was necessary to set deadlines for each group of experience designers, information architects, and graphic designers. 

The budget constraints were helpful because they kept everything in perspective, but it was stressful figuring out the costs of our exhibit.

Working with the content went well. It was nice because it automatically draws sympathy and informs people of the current poverty situation within the Douglas County area. I wish that Erika had sent a more thorough or updated criteria after the first meeting with her at the library.

Really enjoyed working as a class and hope to do it again the future.

Presentation