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PhotoTalk

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Group Members

• (Brendan Fay)
• (Warut Suksompong)
• (Panupong Pasupat)
• TA: (???) Tsung-Hsiang (Sean) Chang

Problem Statement

There are myriad photo-hosting services on the web, but some users wouldthere are plenty of users who want to, rather than post an entire photo album, post a single, meaningful picture as a means of sparking a conversation.(Note to group: This is temporary and needs to be revised.  I will try to add more info and write it more clearly and then we should all make edits to it until it's good).to be viewed and appreciated by itself.   Though there are certainly various venues through which a photographer might attempt this, these venues lack the desirable aspects of a service that would be conducive to:

1. Showcasing an individual photograph
2. Making that photograph accessible through search
3. Allowing the photograph to spark conversation between users

Target Users

1. Photo-posting users: photographers and casual photo-takers with average computer experience and a desire to share individual photographs as a catalyst for dialog.
2. Viewers: users with average computer experience who simply want to view meaningful photos and read the resulting conversation.
3. Commenters: users with average computer experience who would like to be able to make comments on photos in addition to simply viewing the photos.

(Note to group: This is temporary and needs to be revised. I will try to add more info and write it more clearly and then we should all make edits to it until it's good).

Proposed Solution

We are developing an online environment that will inspire and guide kids to build and be fluent in technology. The Build-It-Yourself platform will enable kids to:

1. Build a portfolio of projects that can be used in school applications;
2. Form friendships and share ideas with builders from around the world;
3. Collaborate with specialists many of whom are model college students who are on promising tracks:
4. Win awards and earn money; (earn points as in Karate belts or Boy Scout badges, become a Build-It-Yourself instructor, recruit members, sell ads)
5. Exercise language, logic, file management, graphic design, entrepreneurial and common computer application skills.

Proposed Solution

In order to offer photo-sharing users and photo-viewing users an opportunity to engage in an enjoyable dialog, the service must provide the environment in which to do this.  This will be achieved through an interface which:

1. Allows registered users to post photographs to the website along with associated information, including, but not limited to:
   • Photographer's Name
   • Location of Photograph
   • Event Captured in Photograph
2. Creates individual pages for each posted photograph, displaying along with it any supplied information
3. Allows any visitor to the site to:
   • Search for photographs by certain criteria
   • View photographs
4. Allows registered users to:
   • Post comments on photos

GR1 - Task Analysis

GR2 - Designs

GR3 - Paper Prototyping

GR4 - Computer Prototyping

GR5 - Implementation

GR6 - User Testing

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