Part 4 Prompt:
Stage 4: Final Implementation and Documentation
Install at least one iteration of your project. Document how the users interact with it. Get some good photos, video, etc of your project in the space. Remember- for the final documentation, you will create a nicely-edited video documentation of your findings for critique. This (along with your design process documentation) will be how you are evaluated, so make sure that you walk us through your entire process!
After all the prototyping we did, we ultimately decided the best place to document our final implementation was Starbucks. The first place we tried when prototyping was within the ATLAS Building by Pekoe. We shortly noticed many people had similar ideas to us and we weren’t the only ones to hoard the Pekoe area/lobby. This created too much competition, and honestly became overwhelming. We did have some success with the sticky notes, but we decided to use something more noticeable and sturdy: notebooks. Once we implemented the notebooks in a busy Starbucks, the results were slightly more receptive. Here is our final video showing this:
Statements from part 3:
What is less successful?
We learned that sticky notes are less successful because they will fall off the wall after a while. This also happens when they pile up because they get heavy, so notebooks are definitely going to be more effective.
What changes can you make in the future to be more effective?
Making each prompt visible at all times would make the project more effective. Also making sure the surface is smooth or the sticking method is more reliable would significantly improve our project.
What did you learn about the interaction between your ideas and the public?
Shorter phrases work better than whole sentences because people don’t look at the prompt for very long when passing by. Additionally, having many different colors can be more eye-catching. Additionally, people like tallying when there is a “__ or __” question. It seems that it would be good to have space for tallying along with space for drawing/writing below.
How did your thinking about the core problem change?
Starbucks has shifted to getting customers through lines as quickly as possible rather and ignoring the genuine connection and comfort than makes people enjoy coffee shops. To semi negate this we wanted to add an element of interaction to the space that not only encouraged fun and community but encouraged genuine conversations between people rather than manufactured customer connection quotas
A Work in Progress 