There was a lot done today. Meeting with the group and discussing the next steps which can all be found in the minutes as well as the Google doc. Roles have been assigned and duties to go with it.
One thing to note on collaborating our research was that it gave us a very rough indication on direction. Although most of the information wasn't used parts such as motivators and what people liked about the library were. The thematic consideration was set aside and we opted to keep the theme to the library itself in consideration of our limited knowledge of Unity and a quicker working prototype.
In terms of Working space I am using my home desktop to command everything from. I prefer to do everything as digital as possible since it saves on space and allows me to transfer files containing directions and information easily and efficiently.
In terms of Collaborative space we are mainly using a secret Facebook group and chat to give direction and discuss ideas. This works better for everybody since the travel from home to AUT facilities will take at least 40 mins for each person which could be spent working. The other space we will have to use is the AUT library and our annual in-person meetings will be on Fridays with the Interaction and Play workshop. In using this space it allows our mixed schedules to not be an inconvenience and the information will always be readily accessible.
In terms of Scrums we will be collaborating over Facebook for the reasons of convenience and time efficiency. We all agreed that after 7pm it would be possible to communicate and even if a member is not present they can come back to find what is going on and what is happening next.
On visiting the library we finalized the organisation of the event. Our event is going to be a treasure hunt and we are going to use the Dewey Decimal signs as markers for the AR app to capture because they are things that will have the least likeliness to change or disappear. We also considered using books from the high demand section as they too will not disappear. In consideration with the libraries main selling point 'the quiet' we are figuring out ways to make the whole event run without disturbing the peace of the library.
All of these things considered we are planning to use AR technology to recognize certain areas of the library and point to the next area of interest or 'clue'. Once all 'clues' have been gathered the participant must show their phone with the completed message to the guard in front of a study room door to gain access and win a voucher for free food. This is also to avoid the participants from telling each other the pass-phrase and bypassing the intention of the treasure hunt.
Before leaving I consulted with the library staff about setting up the event and they pointed me to another person who sent me to email another. I want to cover as many bases as possible so I am contacting all the important people ASAP to get approval and help in planning the project. I emailed the last directed to person and they wish to set up a meeting to discuss the matter further. All things considered I did forget to mention that the event would be held in re-orientation week and is perhaps the reason for much of the apprehension from the staff. I also did not have a Major goal in mind to pitch to them so they might have been confused as to the direction I was heading towards. I remedied this when emailing Kate Lin attempting to outline our intentions and timelines much clearer. I am going to hold off on contacting the Culinary Arts until more of the project has fleshed itself out.
My next role is to map out the destinations of the participant and give those to Hiram so that he can go onto making sprites on Unity straight away. A thought and question for the library staff came to mind and that was about the route. Originally it was to direct and show people where to go and how to find what they needed. In consideration that this will also cater to existing students, perhaps this is trivial and one other way of approaching the route is to find sections that have had the least use, perhaps showing something new to the existing student. A full plan of progress can be found within the Gantt file found in the package on Facebook.
UX flowchart also needs to be created and is something I will need to discuss with my group about. I am unsure of a time to approach this or if it's truly necessary at this point since most of the event is fairly straightforward.
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