COSC 341 Design Challenge #2

Due Date

Submit a printed report (with everything except the video) to the instructor by 12:00pm (noon) on Friday 09/29. Extension: At the beginning of class (11:00am) on Tuesday 10/03.

In addition, submit on Connect the video for your prototype by 12:00pm (noon) on Friday 09/29. Extension: By 11:00am on Tuesday 10/03.

Problem Description

Is there a free spot? When driving into a parking lot, it's hard to know if there's an open spot or where that open spot is. It gets harder when the parking lot is a multi-storey lot. In a busy lot, sometimes multiple cars compete for the same spot, and if you knew that, you would have been better off going to another free spot instead.

Tasks

09/21: Develop your team's unique solution. Then create a common list of 4 user tasks with 2 other groups, along with a storyboard and paper prototypes for your design.

09/26: Complete your paper prototype by the beginning of next class (09/28).

09/28: Compare your prototype with 1 (or 2) other groups (same groups as before). Evaluate the 2 (or 3) prototypes using a KLM analysis for each user task.

What to Submit

By the end of the in-class sessions, you will need to submit a single report for your team consisting the following:

Grading Criteria (Out of 21)