In our final meeting we held a special recording with 5/6 of the team. We went through a group of questions discussing reflections on the project, what we have been upto in the final weeks and some insights into our Dragon’s Den preperations. Download: Part4.wav This brings an end to the oral history accounts of …
Monthly Archive: April 2015
Apr 30
Oral History Part 3: Challenges and decision of website’s design
This is the 3rd part Be Seated history of meetings. In this meeting we discussed about the feasibility of implementing some features and the challenges we faced in the process of finalising our idea. This recording is done by Stefanie, emphasizing on the main issues we encountered when deciding the design of the website.
Apr 30
Dragon’s Den Overview
In our meeting on 30/04/2015 we have begun preparations for our Dragon’s Den pitch. After discussing the format, we have come to some decisions regarding the pitch: As the pitch is only 5 minutes we have decided that 2 members of the team will be responsible for delivering the pitch while the other team members …
Apr 30
Future Features
Detailed below are some ideas of future features that could be implemented in a future design of ‘Be Seated’. This post is in conjunction with an earlier thought piece which can be seen here. These would transform our current design into a more dynamic website and fuller service. Website Integration – Availability Integration with venue …
Apr 29
Scenarios- Review a Seat
Scenarios 2 -Review a Seat Two friends went to the theatre and as soon as the play is over they are discussing their experience. They seem to be very pleased with the play but their experience could have been much better if their view was not blocked by a pillar. As they are discussing about …
Apr 29
Scenarios – Check Seat Reviews
Scenarios 3 – Check Seat Reviews A group of friends walking together are discussing about their plans for the night. One of them suggests going to watch “Les Miserables” at the theatre which they have discussed in the past about going to see. They all agree to go watch the play and wish to book …
Apr 29
API Integration – Google Maps
Google Maps API Google Maps has a variety of APIs to choose from according to the desirable functionality of the developer. The available APIs are divided into three categories of developing languages; the iOS , Android and web services. Each category has subdivisions of specific APIs which are described in detail for their functionalities …
Apr 29
API Integration-Facebook
Facebook Integration Our website includes Facebook Integration as we would like to provide our users the opportunity to sign up with their accounts and enhance their experience in ‘Be Seated’. Facebook provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) for javascript which is one of the programming languages used in the implementation of Be Seated. A variety …
Apr 29
Welcome to Be Seated
Welcome to the Be Seated Project Page, Be Seated is a social networking site that utilises crowd-reviewing to rate venues and seating locations in entertainment and sporting venues. We connect together those who love attending events but want to get the most out of their money and to have the best experience possible! Below is …
Apr 29
Ideas for Dragon’s Den
How to WOW an audience? By Carmine Gallo inspired by Steve Jobs’ presentations. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244792 “A presentation doesn’t always need slides to wow an audience”, it is best to show the functionality of the product related with something that the audience loves to give a lasting impression. “Introduce three benefits or features of a product, …