Poster Picker
Group Members
- Ej Emeagwali, ejay@mit.edu
- Matt Falk, mfalk@mit.edu
- Michael Plasmeier, theplaz@mit.edu
Problem Statement
- When someone sees a poster conveying a message, it takes time to record the details of that poster. This makes it inconvenient and usually results on poor respondance from thos intending to attend an event. Most students, who see a poster in passing, rarely have the time to stop and fully read the information on a poster, determine what is important, and record the necessary details. Thus, putting ICS images or QR codes on these posters would allow viewers to take a picture of the poster and have all of the information given to them in an efficient and reliable way. Further, it would more easily allow poster makers to gather accurate data about who and how many people intend to attend their event.
GR1 - Task Analysis
User Analysis
- Poster Creator - As a user of our system, a poster maker will be actively using a website to create QR codes to be placed on posters. They will have to create these codes using our site and may have to use the site many times a week. As one user commented, they create a lot of posters a week and spending more than 5-15 minutes creating a QR code may prove an inefficient use of their time. Thus, our system will need to be adapted for quick creation. Further discussion led to the statement that "Posters are usually just a way for us to spread news about an event. We usually want as large a turnout as possible, but for smaller events we provide a lottery upon email request." With the mention of QR codes leading to the possibility of creating RSVP events so that the user could be made aware of who was interested in the event, where they saw the poster, and if the viewer actually wants to attend the event.
This user aims at making easier and user friendly posters. The ability to gain information on which posters are being most helpful and how many/which viewers specific posters are reaching is very important. Further, it is extremely useful to have a simple way of getting users to RSVP to an event, increasing the likelihood that they will. These users will not be required to have any knowledge outside of navigating to a specific web address.
- Poster Viewer - This user will have no necessary background. The only required piece of hardware is a smart phone capable of scanning QR codes. The user will open an existing application to scan the QR code and the rest is autonomous. The user can be lazy, busy, and indecisive.
Task Analysis
- A detailed description of our task analysis can be found here.