Smart Phone Tour

Technology

·         Hardware: Mobile Phone, Computers, Camera, Colour Printer, router and internet connection, computer network, USB

·         Software: file transfer application, image software was used to resize and inserted arrows, cropping, Online application to generate QR codes, QR code reader, online collaboration tool,  voice recorder, Google sites for hosting the website

Constrains:

·         Time

·         Internet Speed: issues uploading/downloading  images, we needed to create a good user experience wait time should be a minimum of 10 seconds

·         We had .wmv files and .jpeg files, we used compressed file formats, the resolution had to be limited of images which was 400x450 pixels,.

·         Costs: there had to be no costs to the user, freely available hosting sites for the creator

Your Role(s):

·         To create the route from the Barbara McDonough to the performing arts areas

·         To create the route from the Barbara McDonough to the Library

·         Edit the images to add arrows to indicate directions.

·         Creating QR codes

Problems:

·         Internet Speed: taking images home on USB

·         Knowing Status of each website: using collaborative document to indicate the status through colour coding

·         Finding Photos: Fixed by organising the images into different files that indicated specific routes