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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Our System LowFideLity


LOWFIDELITY

Program 1st View

· The Pictures on the left side shows the 1st view of the program before there’s any interaction with human

· To start using the programs User has to press the start Button

Menus to use the Software

· Search

o Used the search engine on the software, it’s an option that gives the user to find what they want.

· Explore

o An Option for the user to explore UTM using the map

· Exit

o An option to cancel the use of the software that’ll automatically turn the view to the first view

Search Menu’s Options

· By Categories

o An Option that’ll make the user search by choosing the categories elements that’ll be provided by the system

· By Keywords

o An Option that’ll allow user to find what they needs directly by using the keywords

· By Events

o An Options that’ll make the searching based on the events that’s currently happening in UTM

The menus that’s been used previously will still be shown on the display, such as:

· Explore

· Exit



Search Engine

By choosing the “Search By Keywords” menu before, the system will show the display like the picture on the left, there’ll be an OnScreen keyboard used, because the system use a touch screen technology.

When you enter a keyword, the system will provides the possibility of words that’s on the database that’s available to be search.

After finished entering the keywords, you can press the Enter button or the arrow button beside the search box.

In this phase, you’ll also found a several function buttons, such as:

· Back Button (ß)

o Go to the previous phase

· Forward Button(à)

o Go forward 1 phase

· Help Button(?)

o Show the Help Menu

The button that can’t be used will have a different in color, like the Forward button. The Forward Button can’t be used because the user hasn’t gone to the next phase.

Search by Categories

In this phase, the system will provide other menus as the elements of the categories that can be found, after 1 category has been chosen, the system will provide a sub-categories.

In the sub categories, the user can choose specifically what they’re trying to find.

Sub-Category Menus

The picture on the left side, shows the interface that’ll be shown after using one main category, it’s a sub-category.

After choosing the sub-category, the system will go to the next phase, where the system will display the place and information about the chosen sub-category on the map.

Choosing by Events Category

The system will display some events that are happening in UTM along with the brief Information about it.

Once the user choose one of the events, the system will go to the next phase, where in the next phase the system will display the event using a map, and show the information about it

Display of the UTM in MAP

This phase will be open, when the user chooses the “Explore” menu on the start.

The system will displays the map of UTM, with the interface shown on the left.

The system will has several common-menus to search the location like hostels, Mini-Markets, Faculty, ATM, and Bus Stop. And also, there’s search, help, and exit menu.

In the map will also have a display of blinking-bullets representing the location of the UTM Bus current location, it’s like a GPS system for the Bus.

The map can be Zoom-in and Zoom-Out and there’ll be an arrows where you can explore the map around, actually the user can move it using his/her hands as an alternatives, just move the fingers on the map.

Location Display

On the picture displayed on the left side, there’s a diamond shape things. It’s actually pointing to the hostels that UTM has.

They’re displayed because the user chooses the “Hostels” button, actually it’s like finding the hostels.

This phase/Procedure is also happen when the user is doing a search (By Keywords, Categories, or Events).

The result will be like the picture on the left, the difference is just the pointers, will point on the searched locations.

Specific Location Display

Like the picture on the left displayed.

The user, choose a specific building that he/she’s searching for.

And the system will provide the information about the searched building.

The format is like the pictures shown on the left.

4 comments:

  1. salam..
    thanks for the comments..

    -firstly, we think your border picture blocking the map..so the user can't view it fully..

    -can u provide some other space to display the information about the building..the information also blocking the map..

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  2. 1st of all, an apologize from us as a very late comment~!
    Below are few points from us:-
    -the colour of the border is not match, it would be better to use other bright colour or just wipe it out. A little suggestion, while display the map, don't need to keep the border, it is blocking the part of map.
    -On slide 2 & 3, there's a little conflict between the two "search". It might be better to use different words.
    -On slide 2, the menu "exit" is better to display it as you mention it out.

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  3. Here some comment on your project:

    ~ good idea of developing the interactive map.

    ~ look interactive but may blocking the user view while they were using your system.

    SUGGESTION:
    ~ colour of your website should be suitable for the user to view the map.

    ~ provide more icon or "petunjuk" for your map for easier searching.

    ~ provide more type of view such as:
    - terrain view
    - satellite view

    so that user can know exactly the view of the place the want to go and it also can provide the real view about the place.

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  4. Sorry for late comment because didn't see it before...
    i got some comment to you and hope it was useful to u...
    1. Colour of the background is too bright if compare with foreground word, will make eye painful for users. so hope can use some light clolur.
    2. For slide 2, you got mention the part of exit button but i no have see it.
    3. slide 3 menu is confusing, i not very sure how im gonna search since there are 2 by category.
    4. for the map showing slide, i hope there can using more type of view like hybrid, satelite to make it more clear view.
    This is all our comment and hope it is useful information to you... thanks

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