4 posts tagged with "TeamCollaboration"

Grove Quest​

Today was a day of iteration and refinement. Based on the valuable feedback from our clients and the insights we gleaned from our visit to Fossil Grove, we discussed and proceeded to draw another iteration of our paper prototype. We simplified the tasks at each station and opted for simpler puzzles, such as jigsaw or sliding puzzles, instead of word matches.

From our paper prototype, we identified the better designs and proceeded to create a high-fidelity prototype using Figma. We also worked on crafting better and simpler questions that are not overly information-heavy and can be easily answered by the students using the resources available at Fossil Grove.

We have emailed our clients in conjunction with Team A, updating them about our current progress on the puzzles and trivia questions. Moving forward, we plan to finalize the designs on Figma and request feedback from the client.

Front-end​

Our front-end team began work on creating a static website to showcase our project's journey and accomplishments. We chose Docusaurus as our platform due to its robust documentation capabilities and integrated blog feature. As a fun coincidence, Docusaurus' dinosaur-themed logo aligns with the theme of our project, despite Fossil Grove predating the dinosaur era.

Inspired by our trip to Fossil Grove, we opted for a lush green color scheme for the website. This color choice mirrors the verdant scenery of Fossil Grove and sets a vibrant and welcoming tone for our future website visitors.

Our goal is to make our website both accessible for quick browsing and comprehensive for those seeking in-depth understanding. The site will feature a reflection page detailing our project journey and a "proud" page where we highlight why we take pride in our work.

Looking ahead, we plan to refine our website's UI/UX, work on the ideation and proud pages, and incorporate project-related multimedia content to enhance website engagement. Our hope is to create a visually appealing website that truly encapsulates the progress of our project!

Puzzles:

Static Site:

Class​

Today, we delved into the concept of prototyping. We drew our prototype idea on paper to visualize our plan better. It was a productive exercise as it helped us refine our concept. Additionally, we shared our prototype idea with the Curio Robot team, providing us with an opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions.

Project​

We had a discussion with Professor Grizou concerning the email on our choice of backend/database implementation. These conversations are crucial in making informed decisions about the technology stack we use.

We also recorded our Week 1 pitch video to summarize our progress and to share our future plans. You can watch the video here.

Moving forward, we held discussions about our plans, focusing on refining our prototype and ensuring our technology decisions align with our project goals.

Today we received feedback from our client about our initial collaboration idea. They've suggested we provide more detailed information regarding our "Amazing Race" concept.

In response, we convened a meeting to discuss our progress, create an implementation plan, and layout the framework for our pitch video.

Our frontend team has been researching Three.js, a JavaScript library that enables us to create and display 3D graphics. Meanwhile, our gamemasters have been brainstorming a variety of games and puzzles to be included in the "Amazing Race". We're still planning the overall flow and refining our pitch.

For the backend, we've decided to share a single database (Firebase) with Team A. This will ensure a seamless flow of state and information between the teams. By tonight, we will decide on whether to use Node.js or Golang for our server.

Class​

The day began with a lecture on the Feedback Mindset, a crucial aspect in our ongoing project. We also submitted our Github usernames for seamless collaboration on the project platform.

Project​

Unfortunately, our clients had to reschedule our meeting to next Tuesday, 25th July. We're currently considering the possibility of having a Zoom meeting in the evenings this week.

We also had a joint meeting with Team 1A. Our objective was to plan a distinct and enriching experience related to our problem statement, making sure there's no overlap between the tasks of the two teams. We're focusing on collaboration over competition. It was decided that Team A will handle the learning experience before and after the fossil grove visit, while Team B, our team, will take charge of the learning experience during the visit.

Our internal meeting allowed us to brainstorm innovative ideas to make the fossil grove visit engaging, even considering gamification of the experience. We narrowed down the ideas to an Amazing Race or Treasure Hunt style activity, likely a fusion of the two. We brainstormed steps on how to implement this idea and assigned roles and responsibilities for implementation.

We also updated our clients via email about our collaboration idea.

Tentative Roles & Responsibilities:

Brainstorming Session Output:

We have attached images reflecting our user value graph for the ideas, the pros and cons of our narrowed down idea, and a preliminary plan for Team 1A & B collaboration, which we have also shared with our client.

User Value Graph​

This graph illustrates the perceived user value of our proposed ideas.

Pros & Cons of Our Idea​

This image displays a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of our narrowed-down idea.

Preliminary Plan for Collaboration​

This is our preliminary plan for the collaboration between Team 1A and Team 1B.