Computer Science 160

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• Computer Science 160
• Group 5
• Scott Carter, Chuck Moidel, Leila Takayama, Kevin
  Wang
• Tuesday, December 4, 2001

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Overview

• The Problem
• The iCurator Solution
• The Three User Tasks
• Demonstration
• Design Evolution
• Final iCurator User Interface
• Summary
• Question / Answer Session

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The Problem

• Lack of available information
• Lack of personal interaction
• Lack of multimedia content
• Hard to bring the museum home

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The Solution

• The iCurator is a Multimedia Application that
• Is Easy to Use
• Supports Interactivity
• Provides Contextual Awareness
• Contains A Wealth of Information
• Allows Mobility

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Task One

• Find artwork entitled Number 6 by Jackson
  Pollock in the museum
• Locate piece and approach it
• Find more information about Number 6

• Features used
• iCurator search function
• iCurator map and navigation
• Support for physical navigation through museum

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Task Two

• Find artwork related to the artwork Number 6
• Locate and approach the related artwork, The
  Prey by Hans Hoffman in the Berkeley Art Museum

• Features used
• iCurator articles and hyperlinks
• iCurator map and navigation
• Support for physical navigation through the
  museum
• Image details and artwork interaction

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Task Three

• Read the article regarding The Prey
• E-mail the article to yourself

• Features used
• iCurator articles about the artworks
• iCurator email function

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Design Evolution
Changes made based upon Low Fidelity User Testing

• Branded iCurator name on top left corner
• Made Help function more visible
• Indicated location in top right corner
• Made instructions more visible
• Labeled floors on the map
• Ordered content of bottom tool bar
• Added more descriptive link names
• Added E-mail confirmation screen.

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Design Evolution
Changes made based upon High Fidelity User Testing

• Enlarged maps and clickable regions
• Added help message for keyboard use
• Introduction screen added
• Easier access to tutorial
• Implemented back button functionality
• Presented directions step by step
• Underlined and enlarged links
• Made link names more consistent
• Returned users to article after emailing
• Put related artwork link in article.

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Design Evolution
Changes made based upon Heuristic Evaluation

• Added foreign language option
• Reorganized bottom tool bar
• Map and home separated
• Moved back button
• Added _at_ to the email composition page
• Email confirmation page confirms address
• Email button on toolbar allows composition
• Added instruction to click on picture for more
  detail
• Moved email this article button and added more
  explicit instructions.

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The Final UI

• What does it do? iCurator supports
• Interactive browsing of artwork information
• Physical navigation through the museum
• E-mail notes or articles to yourself or friends
• Contextual awareness

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The Final UI

• How does it work?
• Designed for Pocket PC running Pocket IE
• Implemented a full-screen browser application
• Two versions of the iCurator were created
• Flash 4 version runs on Microsoft Pocket PC
• Handheld support for Flash 5 will be forthcoming
• Flash 5 version supports more robust features

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The Final UI

• What is missing?
• Scroll bar functionality
• Content
• Audio/Video
• Articles
• Internet connectivity
• Bar codes scanning was Wizard of Ozed

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Summary

• Design Evolution
• Future Work
• More Robust Contextual Awareness
• Sketching and Online Component
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