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Social Website—ODALSocial Website—ODALSocial Website—ODALSocial Website—ODAL
Tong XuTong Xu
Explanation of ODAL
•ODAL--- Online Dating Agency in Limerick
•Different from original idea
The Motivation
• For practical consideration• For the influence of social media
• My own experience and contributions I want to make
Research Examples
(1)Facebook (2) JiYiRi
Usability Issues in Web design
• There are five main components of a usable website (Larisa Thomason ):
--- Design a clear and simple navigation system; --- Keep the content clear and simple; --- Support your brand; --- Provide for visitor feedback; ---Test the site on users
Functions and Characteristics
Users and User Experience
• The target users
• The tone of the website
Interactive Feature1– Reminding Service
Reminding Service
Interactive feature2--iPhoto
Interactive Feature3— iDating
• Type of people
• The purpose
• Place to date
• More suggestions (gift, dress, topic)
• The location
Interactive feature4—how to find the
location?
--Time travel
*based on time instead of distance*different color and length*background zoning system
Research Methods
• Internet• Papers• Books• Cooperative evaluation
Technologies to use
• Using PHP&MySQL for this database driven website
• Drawing the time travel map in Adobe Illustrator
• Taking advantage of Dreamweaver and be skilled in using CSS to design layout
Future work
• Master related technologies as soon as possible
• Realize the sketch in Dreamweaver• Build the initial prototype• Recruit users for cooperative evaluati
on
Thank you !
Any questions or suggesuggestions?