PosterBoard - GR4 - Computer Prototyping

Manasi Vartak <mvartak@mit.edu>, Tristan Naumann <tjn@mit.edu>, Chidube Ezeozue <cezeozue@mit.edu>

Platform Requirements

This prototype has been tested to work on Chrome 18 maximized window (1600x900 as tested) when opened from a local folder. Further this prototype is meant to be tested on a large (30''+ touch monitor). Understanding this to be a severely limiting hardware requirement, the GR4 snapshot should perform similarly on down to a 15'' screen. If using a mouse rather than touch, please note that some typically appealing effects (e.g. hover) are not necessary in a touch environment.

Step-by-step Instruction

This project relies on HTML/CSS/Javascript for UI components. Because this application is intended to be run at each SMART board instance (our actual hardware), you will need to download the project and run it locally as follows.

  1. Download http://web.mit.edu/tjn/Public/PosterBoard.zip.
  2. Unzip the package.
  3. Open templates/index.html in Chrome 18.
  4. Preferably run it in full screen mode (F11)

Prototype Depth Comments

The absence of a backend in this prototype means that several features are implemented in a relatively static manner, relying on canned responses.

  • Add a poster: 
    • Email will, in the future, be entered via the swipe of an RFID card; however, the complexities of this interaction prohibit it in this prototype.
    • Poster preview will not be displayed in this prototype as this relies either on an AJAX server roundtrip or the HTML5 FileReader neither of which work when the project is launched as a file.
    • Actually hitting "Add Poster" will not add a poster but instead return a canned success message.
  • Calendar view:
    • Clicking dates on the calendar do not synchronize to the headers.
    • Switching between weeks animates the action but does not change reflected weeks
    • The posters are static
  • Opening a poster
    • Clicking "like," "dislike," or "calendar reminder" icons do not do anything further.
    • Scribbles on a poster are not saved.

Download

GR4 snapshot: http://web.mit.edu/tjn/Public/PosterBoard.zip

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4 Comments

  1. Victor Hung

    Please find attached my heuristic evaluation of your project: Heuristic Evaluation

  2. Keshav Puranmalka

    Here is my heuristic evaluation: HEURISTIC EVALUATION for PosterBoard.pdf

  3. Sacha Zyto

    Wiki presentation: - clear desc. of shallow parts.
    - for evaluators:  having a link to the prototype would be better than having to download, unzip, and select the file.
    Fidelity: excellent: very high fidelity prototype, and it covers main scenarios.
    Usability: - hard to know which of the 2 views is active (calendar vs similar events).
    - How do you add a poster ?
    Overall: quite good realization and design stretches

  4. Parama Pal

    I've attached your Heuristic evaluation here: Pal_Homework2.pdf. Good job you guys!