Monthly Archives: October 2014

Class recap:

We gave our final 49ers presentations, and Leroy, Luke and Trent gave their tech research presentations. Michael made the following announcements:

• Office hours: While there aren’t official office hours, you should feel free to reach out to Michael & arrange a time during the day. Michael’s office is really close by.
• Guest lecture: Next week, we’ll have a guest lecture from a friend of Michael’s who works at IDEO and has a background in improv.
• Final assignment: We’re now beginning the final assignment! The goal is to come up with an idea for a public space, and find something to do in that space that you can test in rapid iterative design fashion. Groups are:
  • Leroy, Melody, Aastha, Michie
  • Nga, Dami, Sneha, Hana
  • Luke, Effy, Amy, Sunnie
  • Sarah, Mike, Matt, Trent
  • Sam C, Sam W, Jeff, Mini
• Tech research projects: If you haven’t sent Michael your topic already, please do ASAP. Technology is defined by a system that involves input > processing > output.

Assignments

Dami, Effy and Sam C. will present their tech research projects next class.

For our final assignment kickoff, please complete the following in our new groups of 4 (listed above):

1. Choose and document a third place. Go back to original third place or find a new one (if you are choosing a new one please email Michael by Wednesday to confirm). Document actions or review your previous documentation to find actions. Highlight moments of intervention opportunity, dream up some unexpected nuggets of delight (what if I saw…, what if I heard, what if I thought I was, what if I could…)
2. Plan and prepare for your first in situ prototype. In order to do that you must first develop goals and parameters, do preliminary market research, define users, and focus on one single element of a goal to rapid prototype around. Elevator pitch with prototype iteration 1 proposal to present in class. G&P, Users, Market research to be posted to the blog.

Class recap

We took a field trip to the LED Lab and 330 Hudson to see and discuss some of Michael’s work. Fun times!

Be sure to check out the partner links on the right side of the LED website. Interesting people. Here is the information for tonight’s event. It is free for students but you have to get a ticket.

Assignments

1. Technology research projects

• Step one: Email Michael to let him know which technology you want to do your project on by tomorrow, Wednesday 10/8 so that he can OK it or give you some suggestions.
• Deliverable:  Please put together a google presentation and email Michael the link before class.
• Schedule:

•  Calendar events: I’ve sent everyone a calendar event for your individual due date. You will also get an automatic reminder 1 day before your project is due. Please let me know if you don’t have the event!

2. 49ers final presentations

Everyone now needs to start shutting down their diamond and putting together a 10 minute presentation (strictly ten minutes or less). It should show a bit of the design arc (research, goals and parameters, creation mythology) and then present the idea from the perspective of the user experience. Please post this under the 49ers Final Presentation category.