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The Idea: Pickup Basketball
- Start a game?
- Find games?
- Notification of games?
- Network of players
BallerNet Prototype Android Application Group Boom Tho: Richard - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BallerNet Prototype Android Application Group Boom Tho: Richard - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BallerNet Prototype Android Application Group Boom Tho: Richard Laroue James Yu Robert Connick Jonathan Look The Idea: Pickup Basketball Start a game? Find games? Notification of games? Network of players The Problem: Playing
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The Problem: Playing a Pickup Basketball Game
- Where are all the games?
- Who's playing? Where?
- How do I get a game together?
- Mass email? Text?
- How about phone calls?
- Or how about...
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The Solution: BallerNet
- Network connections
- Game Search, Creation, and Notification
- Player communication
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Tasking Things Out
1.Creating a game - Easy 2.Joining a game - Moderate 3.Chatting with game players a priori - Hard
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Task 1: Creating a Game - Easy
Conventional Means
- Mass email/text
- Phone Calls
Issues?
- Time consuming
BallerNet:
- Less hassle
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Task 1: Creating a Game
- Fig. 1: Create Game screen
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Task 2: Joining a Game
Conventional means:
- Email/Text/Phone
- Google Calendar
Issues?
- Roster for a given
game?
BallerNet:
- Select a game,
and select 'Attend'
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Task 2: Joining a Game
- Fig. 2: Game statuses
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Task 3: Chatting with Players - Hard
Conventional:
- Email?
- Text?
- IM clients?
- Phone?
Issues?
- How to communicate
- nly with players?
BallerNet:
- Player chat
integration
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Task 3: Chatting with Players
- Fig. 3: Game Info and Player Chat
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UI Overview
- Login Screen
- Main Menu
- Create a Game
- Find a Game
- My Games
- Game Info and Player Chat
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Design Changes from Prior Iteration
1.Users wanted feedback when options were changed
Right: Fig. 4: Toast after a game is created Left: Fig. 5: Toast after status for a game is changed
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Design Changes from First Iteration
- 2. Removed 'fancy' divider for view expansion or
minimization
- Fig. 6: Old Lo-fi
game info screen
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Design Changes from Prior Iteration
- 3. Inclusion of search by location
- Fig. 7: Find Games screen
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Summary
Pickup basketball games are...
- Easier to organize
- Faster to find
Player communication is...
- Simpler through game player chat