StageIt

GR4 - Computer Prototyping

Starting up the Prototype:

To view the webpage online, go to this link: http://web.mit.edu/tforrest/Public/stageIt/prototype/
Supported platforms: Chrome or Safari on either Mac/PC.

Tasks for Evaluation:

1. Create a semicircular stage.
2. Start your first formation by naming it "Blues Enter."
3. Add 5 dancers to the stage as blue circles.  Move them to the center of the stage, in a single horizontal line.l line.
4. Save the current formation and create create a new one , with the same dancers on the stage.  Name this one "Greens Enter."
5. Delete one of the blue dancers.
6. Add 5 more dancers to the stage as green circles. Move all dancers into 2 horizontal lines - one with 4 dancers and one with 5 dancers - on the center of the stage.
7. Add a prop chair to front left of the stage.
8. Draw 2 arrows on the stage, pointing outwards from the lines of dancers.
9. Add notes to this formation, saying "Dancers follow the lines for the next movement."
10. Save, then create next formation called "Finale." Move the rest of the blue dancers off-stage to stage left, and move remaining dancers into a big circle.

Incompletely Implemented and Canned Elements:

1. Saving the current formation does not actually save it anywhere, since there is currently no backend in place.
2. The "Arrange dancers" function is not fully implemented yet. 
3. The "Home", "Account", and "Project Home" links have not been implemented yet.
4. Users cannot go back and visit previously made formations that are listed under the "Project" menu.
5. Deleting formations has also not been implemented.