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Sept 20th: Meet-The-Client I

  • Date: Wed, S20-23
  • Time: 3:00-4:20pm
  • Format: Online (Google Meet)

Attendance:

  • Tony Shi
  • Pada Mayer
  • Jiemin Wang
  • Georgin Maliakal
  • Daniel Asimiakwini
  • Paula Polman (Client)
  • Ahmed Zihan Hossain
  • Yazeed Mahmoud (TA)

Agenda

  1. Introductions
  2. Paula: Product Overview and Description
    • Market Needs
    • Project Purpose(s)
    • Project Progress
    • Project Goal (December 2023)
  3. Paula: Product Components
    • Vision
    • UI/UX Goals
    • Platforms
  4. Brainstorming & Ideation
    • Prioritizing Components/ Core Functionality
    • Scoping and Overscoping Prevention (Learnings from Last Team)
  5. Next Client Meeting

Notes

Aquatic Biosphere of Canada Project

  • Mission: To educate, inspire, and empower people to play an active role in the conservation of our aquatic ecosystems.
  • Project encompassing 4 cornerstones:
    1. Public Conservation Aquarium Attraction
    2. Education Facilities
    3. Conservation and Research Institute
    4. Innovation Centre

Product Overview

  • Integrated Technology and Interactive experience
  • Both On the Road and On Facilities Use
  • Gamified Learning & Education
  • Design aims to include aspects of Tourism, Education, Research, and Spreading Awareness and Active Engagement.
  • For Use in 6x10x10 Trailer
  • 2D Art (Vinyl) of the Albertan Ecosystem plastered across the trailer
  • Real Features captured in Art
  • Contains some aquariums/fish tank(s)
  • Contains some flora
  • Strictly Mobile (Can Include Tablet)
  • Audience: Tailored For Kids, can be played by Adults

Key Functionality

  • Detect Images of the Alberta Ecosystem on trailer vinyl posters
  • Present Educational information on Albertan Ecosystems and Wildlife throughout experience.
  • Gamified Experience
  • 2 or More Activities related to detected image
  • Educational: Alberta’s Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Biodiversity
  • Quest Completion and Challenges
  • Variation in Difficulty
  • Track Progression
  • Rewards and Achievements
  • Pun/Joke Dispenser
  • Just Download and Use
  • Not Polished but Complete

Other Functionality

  • Sign In/Create an Account
  • Login, Same account on multiple devices.
  • More Games and Activities
  • Cross Platform (Aka Multiple OS’s)
  • Option to Select: Learn or Play & Learn
  • Fun fact pop-ups

Important Comments/Ideas

  • Discord Server as the main source of communication with everyone included.
  • Deployment of the app once it is completed is in question
  • Who will be using it and when?
  • How will we get the product to these users?
  • How many Activities are too many
    • We will start with 2 (Info Page, the easiest to implement and most engaging decided by the Dev team and Paula)
    • We will aim to add an additional activity once the first two are completed and continue to add as time permits
  • We started a list of potential activities and games for the product. The list of potential activities is a running list. Everyone can and will continue to add more ideas we can select from.
  • Paula will provide a small doc with some of her ideas on paper.
  • The Dev team will be given access to the Art for the Vinyl posters to integrate them with the product.
    • Paula will provide this
  • Further discussion needed on establishing an Information source needed
  • Further discussion on the 2nd Activity to be implemented needed
  • Further discussion of Technical limitations of the project needed.
  • The Dev Team will meet to discuss Paula’s initial Project Description and Vision to scope the Project and create a Project Plan.
  • Another meeting before Oct 2nd [First Official Deadline] for clarification and communication of Project Scope and Plan required. (TBD)

Action Items

Paula

  • A list of activities and/or games aligned with the vision for the project
  • Access to the Art for the vinyl posters designed for the trailer.

Pada

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping

Daniel

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping
  • Meeting Minutes for Meeting(s)

Georgin

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping
  • Discord Server for everyone in the meeting.

Ahmed

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping

Jiemin

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping

Tony

  • Client Notes
  • Activity Ideas
  • Project Scoping