Status Update 04/22/2012

Tasks Accomplished:

• Team began creation of Test Plan for system (4 hours)
• Bill and Doug began implementing the prototype interface (3 hours)
• Doug continued to update the SRS document (30 minutes)

Next Week:

• Complete the Test Plan to solicit user feedback
• Completely implement the prototype to use for testing

Issues to Note:

• Implementation still at a very early stage
• End of the quarter is nearing and members are becoming overloaded with other classwork 

Status Update: 04/14/2012

Tasks Accomplished:

• Team performed third party usability testing and received user feedback (1 Hour)
• Team redesigned and modified application prototype (2 hours)
• Boom created and refined new prototype (2 hours)
• Team began designing implementation of application (2 hours)
• Bill created high level architecture diagram for application based on team's design (1 hour)
• Team members collaborated on preliminary design document (1 Hour)
• Doug began updating SRS document (30 minutes)
• Team continued Android API research and familiarization (45 minutes)

Next Week:

• Elaborate on low-level details of design
• Begin application implementation

Issues to Note:

• Geoff will be out of town over the weekend, limiting his ability to contribute
• Application implementation needs to be started soon
• Design of application is fairly solid, but there are a few minor details to work out.

Prototype 2

Sneak Peak on Prototype 2

 This is the camera function with a face detected. Flash, Camera, and Gallery button are added in the prototype update.

UPDATE - The prototype 2 with the new buttons in camera mode and changes made to the gallery mode.

Prototype User Feedback

The list of feedback on the Prototype from the user. The list includes an observation from the member of the team and feedback from four users from the class.

User 1 – Has Android experience

• Focuses setting are not intuitive as though
• Taking photo without telling is not intuitive
• Going to Gallery mode by using through the camera on the photo review is not intuitive
• Going to the gallery is not intuitive
• Blind prototype can’t accurately test how a person would hover to find the button
• Not intuitive where the how to stop recording the message

      User feedback

•  Create a record directly from the camera
• Creates a focus button and choose focus directly on screen (look back at the idea of double tap focus)
• Choose focus area at any point in the screen
• Directional feedback on where the people are is good

 User 2 – No experience with the Android

• Visual users are not used to using the phone applications blind
• It is intuitive for the user to tap to record and tap to end
• Gets out of Android keyboard

      User feedback

• Makes left and right button bigger
• Makes the play and record button take the whole bar
• Choosing the focus is simple
• Hold to get popup menu

User 3 – No experience with the Android

• Taking the button in the camera space doesn't take the picture
• Returning back to the camera from setting menu
• Gallery mode feels like it should be showing a list of pictures
• Hitting the record to end the record

      User feedback

• Harder for those who are not familiar with android’s options
• The functions where pretty intuitive with the vocal feedback
• Actions on the camera to focus using gesture
• Accidently takes picture because of the full screen
• Could add more buttons on screen since could be possible
• Expecting more options

User 4 – Heavy android, no accessibility

• Assumes on screen button
• No response to picture popping up
• Scroll list – found camera mode and clicked to changed
• Wants visual feedback to indicate message taking
• First idea to click title

      User Feedback

• Likes being able to use whole screen
• Gestures
• Swipe left or right to change picture
• Bottom left and right for record and play
• Click button on right possibly hit trash 

Prototype 1

Status Report: 04/07/2012

Tasks Accomplished:

• Team members discussed and finalized layout of application (3 Hours)
• Bill and Doug created prototype / wireframe outlines of application (1.5 Hours)
• Team members decided on task flows for interfaces (1.5 Hours)
• Team members prioritized features for implementation (35 Minutes)
• Each member began final design and production of various feature layouts (45 Minutes)

For Next Week:

• Elicit feedback on application layout from third party
• Fill out and complete design document
• Continue familiarization of Android development
• Discuss application design and structure
• Update SRS document

Issues to Note:

• We're a little behind on the actual design of the application's implementation