Passing Glances

Tuesday's Meeting:

--------LINDA MEETING - new plans -----------

TO DO:

1. pilot test of current system : feb 05. deadline for feb. 06 workshop 2pm
2. text language analysis - find out / analyse text message language and common words - jokes, - this can be comprised of just the team going through information and data february 9th.
3. associate words with images - see how people assign different words to a collection of images feb 13th
4. have people pick images that correspond to a certain word feb 16th
5. from feb 16 - 23 revise prototype database
6. feb 23rd need rubric for evaluation and surveys!
7. 24th rough draft of short paper
8. 24th demo day at MLE - surveys!!! WITH rubric for evaluation
9. 25 debreif on demo -
10. 25 - 28th revise paper


age groups:
1. teenagers (computer club house - 14 + )
2. adults (our age? college?)

OR

1. tech savvy
2. non-tech

recommendations for system
1. shorten words
2. accomodate slang words
3. look for humor in juxtaposition of image and text
4. literary theory
5. being able to "bomb" the system - or erase it through detonating pictures and words.
6. deflect obscenities through humor or public service announcements

CATI - TO DO
meet with sven, coordinate getting system up and running

SVEN - TO DO
meet with cati - help to get system up and running

ALL: locate and ask people to join focus group on 06.02.2004

NEXT MEETING: 05,02.2004 - to discuss pilot discussion for next day



---------- OLD OLD NOTES - not necessarily valid anymore... ---------------
current direction and outline

• user testing of current prototype
  1. focus group (pilot test) - (6 people, roundtable discussion)
  2. situated test (over 1 week period)


• trial run of revised design - based on pilot results and situated test) as analog prototype (a message board where people can change and alter text/image)
  1. pilot test of redesign
  2. situated test of redesign


• digital prototype of new design based on previous user studies

1st PILOT TEST

• TECHNICAL - get current passing glances up and running
  1. cati has flash & max file (MAC)
  2. NEED to reconnect application to trinity server
  3. Define location of test
  4. test participants: (non-interaction design oriented individuals)
  5. TENTATIVE DATE 06.02.2004 @ mid-afternoon - 2pm???

1st SITUATED TEST - to commence immediately FEB 9th DURATION: 1 week

• TECHNICAL - should be take care of already for pilot test
  1. NEED LOCATION - very important - must be safe, yet public and accessible
  2. NEED define a few participants who we will interview
  3. need video camera to record interaction over time
  4. survey available to all
  5. TENTATIVE DATE 09.02.2004 - 13.02.2004