Project Planning

Project Overview 
These are the main elements I have identified that require specific deadlines. 
 

1. Planning / Research	Hand-in deadline	Complete
Decide on final idea for narrative	10/10/13	✓
Research existing apps relevant to chosen idea	24/10/13	✓
Research target audience – specific to app ‘genre’ and iPad users in general	24/10/13	✓
Look into iOS guidelines	24/10/13	✓
Consider usability and accessibility features	24/10/13	✓
Produce a wireframe showing the basic layout of each page	24/10/13	✓
Produce a flow diagram detailing the navigation path of the app	24/10/13	✓
Assemble and organise all assets	24/10/13	✓
2. Storyboards	Hand-in deadline	Complete
Produce detailed storyboards in pdf form showing the layout, content and interactive elements on each page	14/11/13	✓
3. Testing	Hand-in deadline
Send questionnaire of app concept to target audience for feedback	24/10/13	✓
Send design options to target audience for feedback	31/10/13	✓
Send storyboards to target audience for feedback	07/11/13	✓
4. Dynamic Visualisation	Hand-in deadline
Storyboard dynamic visualisation	27/11/13	✓
Produce dynamic visualization showing how the app will work	05/12/13	✓

Weekly Tasks
The below tasks also include cultural and critical readings to allow me to allot sufficient time for all of the course-based activities I have to complete.

Week Commencing 30/09

Read Keen paper ✓

Annotate both papers ✓

Fill out reading logs & write précis for Keen paper ✓

Reading for presentation ✓

Reading logs for presentation ✓

Prepare PowerPoint presentation ✓

Come up with initial ideas for storytelling app ✓

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Week Commencing 07/10

Develop ideas for storytelling app ✓

Look for examples of relevant existing apps ✓

Finish PowerPoint presentation ✓

Research iOS conventions ✓

Review existing apps ✓

Decide on final idea ✓

Type up treatment/proposal for final idea ✓

Read 'Transmedia' texts ✓

Fill out reading logs ✓

Start sketching flow chart for app - work out navigation options ✓

Research target audience ✓

Scan personal assets (ready for storyboarding) ✓

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Week Commencing 14/10 
 
Sketch initial wireframe (layout of app) ✓

Look for personal content to be used in storyboards ✓

Read 'Social Media' texts ✓

Fill out reading logs ✓

Write up questionnaire for target audience ✓

Send questionnaire to target audience ✓

Continue research ✓


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Week Commencing 21/10

Produce final flow chart ✓

Type up results of questionnaire ✓

Adapt concept if necessary following questionnaire results ✓

Produce final wireframe for each screen ✓

'Look and feel' considerations ✓

Brainstorm different name options  ✓

Select a final name for app ✓

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Week Commencing 28/10

Start design stage - logo, category icons, colour schemes, timeline ✓

Send layout options to target audience - I decided that it would be better to send the story boards to the target audience, as there will be explanatory text to show the interactivity and navigation options.

Readings ✓

Reading logs ✓

Research technical issues ✓

Finish Designs ✓ 


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Week Commencing 4/11


Start story boarding ✓


Readings ✓

Reading logs ✓

Attend UX and Usability workshops in Brighton ✓

Type up notes from Brighton trip ✓

Compile feedback from target audience ✓

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Week Commencing 11/11
 

Finish storyboards  ✓
Readings ✓

Reading logs ✓

Film green screen stuff for iPad hand gestures ✓

Research green screen techniques with After Effects ✓
               

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Week Commencing 18/11

Storyboards for dynamic visualisation - These will be based on the main storyboards I produced ✓

 

Start working on dynamic visualisation in After Effects  ✓

 

Readings ✓

 

Reading logs ✓ 


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Week Commencing 25/11

Present storyboards and dynamic visualisation for group crit  ✓

 

Write script for voice-over ✓

 

Source appropriate music for video ✓

 

Record voice-over ✓✓

 

Import VO and music into Premiere Pro  ✓

 

Readings ✓

 

Reading logs ✓