Nathan NashITGM 748

Professor SuAnne Fu

Project Proposal

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“Social network sites should focus on the discovery and maintenance of friendships as opposed to the re-discovery of pre-existing dyadic connections”

Thesis Statement

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Value Proposition

what

how

to whom

where

why

when

Start a paradigm shift in the thought process of social network sitesthrough a new model of development which focuses on friendship discovery and maintenance activities.Our target audience is the new transplant, the wall flow-er or someone who simply want to try new activities with new people.

With our ad-hoc location based events it doesn’t mat-ter where you are in the worldwe will be able to help you find great activities and make new friends.In an era where the proliferation of mobile devices tends to create the “cocoon effect”, instead of connecting us with eachother.

Hi-fidelity prototypehttp://goo.gl/fozxcN

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Screenflow: Registration(1/5)

Register Login Profile setup

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Event list Menu Create event

Screenflow: Create event (2/5)

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Event details Map & directions

Screenflow: Event check-in (3/5)

Activity

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Chat Media

Screenflow: Event (4/5)

People

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Friends list Prompts

Screenflow: Chat (5/5)

Chat

Scope, scale & schedule

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Scope & Scale

1. Pure development 2. Pure prototyping

3. Agile development

Nathan Nash | ITGM 748 | Professor SuAnne Fu | Assignment 1

1. Pure development 2. Pure prototyping

3. Agile development

Scope & Scale

Nathan Nash | ITGM 748 | Professor SuAnne Fu | Assignment 1

ScheduleClass 3 March 27, 2014

Decide project scope and direction

Class 4April 3, 2014

Plan usability sessions, develop protocol

Class 5April 8, 2014

Finish designing all aspects of the prototyping ses-sion

Class 6April 10, 2014

Practice usability session with class

Class 7April 15, 2014

Compile and analyze the results of the first set of prototyping sessions

Class 8April 17, 2014

Set up development environment & begin building templates and components. Make alterations to the protocol if necessary. Conduct second usability ses-sion over the weekend.

Class 9April 22, 2014

Iterate. Ensure all usability testing deliverables are prepared for next class.

Class 10April 24, 2014

Alpha due

Class 11April 29, 2014

Conduct “final” usability session

Class 12May 1, 2014

Development/ “final” design changes

Class 13May 6, 2014

User testing results/analysis due

Class 14May 8, 2014

Development

Class 15May 13, 2014

Project Beta

Class 16May 15, 2014

Development

Class 17May 20, 2014

Development

Class 18May 22, 2014

Development

Class 19May 27, 2014

Development

Class 20May 29, 2014

Project Gold