Multimedia Caf

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Multimedia Café

• Albert Chang, Shawn Joseph, Christine Le, Takako
  Nunomura, David Roth

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Selected Initial Learning Commons Requirements

• Provide flexible, multi-use space and services.
• Promote cross-disciplinary inquiry and discourse.
• Create a sense of community where students,
  faculty, researchers, staff and community both
  contribute to and take from a knowledge creation
  and dissemination process

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Our reason

• Students dont have a place to eat, drink, study,
  access computers, relax, and socialize in one
  location.

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Proposed Solution

• Multimedia Café
• Addresses the problem description
• Provides multi-use space.
• Creates a community where students of different
  disciplines can come and work together.

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Café Requirements

• Access to food and drinks
• Study and eat/drink concurrently
• Study individually
• Study in groups
• Relax/leisure time

Work Tables Food Books Computers Caffeine
_Couches__ STUDENT HAVEN!
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Initial Design Café Functionalities

• Group Tables w/ computer terminals group work
• Internet Bar Work Tables individual work
• Coffee Snack Counter food/drinks
• Coffee Tables Couches relaxation/leisure

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Initial Design Other Functionalities

• Restroom Access
• Wireless Internet
• ADA approved access
• Can be used by visually, hearing, and mobility
  impaired users.

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Initial Design Layout
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User Data Collection

• We surveyed approximately 100 students in the
  reserve room, in the CSLs, and in The Park.

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User Data Collection Results

• 90 said they liked the idea of the Café

• 74 said they would use the Café at least
  occasionally

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Types of work done

• 73 said the Café would be useful for individual
  work

• 81 said the Café group tables would be useful

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Barnes Nobles Starbucks Evaluation

• Surveyed similar system
• Food/drink selection
• Study environment for both individual group
  work
• Access wireless internet (T-Mobile Hotspot)
• Access to books and study materials

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Barnes Nobles Starbucks Evaluation

• Good things
• Lots of access to magazines
• Quiet atmosphere
• Food and drink available

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Barnes Nobles Starbucks Evaluation

• Bad things
• Tables only for customers
• Wireless only for T-mobile subscribers
• Laptops were only computer access
• No database for searching books

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So you built a diorama?

• After doing 3 projects on the internet café we
  wanted to build something that would bring all
  the pieces together.
• So we built a prototype based on our initial
  brainstorming and storyboard, the user surveys
  we conducted, and our usability evaluation.

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Aspects that changed due to user input

• Coffee tables and group tables were switched to
  put the loud group tables closer to the coffee
  bar.
• Added a central aisle to promote easier movement.
• Added a magazine stand inside.
• Added high quality printing.

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Prototype Layout Group Tables
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Prototype Lounge Internet Bar
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Prototype Individual Workstations Bathrooms
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Prototype Café Bar
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Final Assessment

• We feel that the data we gathered help us to make
  the Café more user-centered.
• Based on the reactions we received and our own
  opinions we feel that a Multimedia Café would be
  a good addition to campus.

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Questions and Comments

• Any questions?
• Any comments on the final design?
• Hows our driving? 1-900-555-5483