Project Step 5:  Prototype Implementation

Format:  demonstration of a working prototype to the GTAs, and 1-2 page report of implementation.

We are asking that you have a prototype interface running that will permit you to test it with users. As a reminder, this is an interface design class, so the underlying system can be simulated but the user interface must work. It can be developed using any tools. We are expecting to see the core interface functionality that you described in your design report and presentation. You will demo your prototype to the GTAs who will verify that you have created something that runs.

A very minimal definition of "Working Prototype":

• The displays should be realistic (especially in terms of scalability in number of items displayed.)
• The interaction should exist (mousing, clicking, dragging, etc.), and result in appropriate feedback.
• Representations are more or less consistent. (e.g., a pie chart of file utilization matches the list display.)
• You can run meaningful usability tests on it.

The demos will take place prior to the final presentation. The demo schedule will go in Team # order, and each team has 10 minutes to demo:

• :00 - team1
• :10 - team2
• :20 - team3
• ...

You should arrive early to your demo to setup. If you are not ready at your scheduled demo time, you get a 0.  You must bring your demo on a laptop.

At your demo, you should also turn in a brief report containing:

• what has been implemented.
• how it was implemented (tools, etc)
• include screenshot(s)

FYI:  Next steps of the project:  In the upcoming project steps, you will evaluate the prototype with some usability testing. Your prototype will be improving as you fix bugs that testing uncovers and you refine the design based on feedback from the user testing. It is that revised design that will be polished into the final product for which you will create a final report and give a final presentation including a demo at the end of the semester. And then you're done.