recap for the interview

although we didnt do a really good job during the interview on tuesday, i think we more or less get a sense of what kind of features we need to focus on for our design.


important elements for designing the online quiz (roughly):

1) showing multiple pictures (video would be better) for any particular species in order to prevent users from memorizing a specific pictures unconsciously. Presenting multiple photos forces users to focus on the features and detail of the fish instead of what is in the picture. The series of pictures should also include pictures of the same kind of fish under different lighting (dark or bright) and different gender (male or female, because some species’ shape, size and color vary greatly for different sex). Since the reef only deals with adult fish, for now we don’t have to worry about the youngster fish.

2) be cautious with NAMING, common names are often representing MORE than one kind of fish

3) Format of inputting the answer should NOT be simple multiple choice test, but a fill-in-the blank type, since the users wont get MC questions under the sea when they see a particular species. Spelling however, could be ignored since divers wont be require to spell s.t. out underwater; thus, the self-quiz system shouldn’t require the user to spell. One possible solution is to include an “interactive spelling reminder system” so that the user won’t be required to spell the word out when they input their answers.

4) NO LOGIN; since we have limited time, we would not provide the users a unique user account for this system. Rather, we would focus on building a UNIVERSAL system that would fit most users.

5) The system would generate specific species of fish according to the level the user is in, (tentative, will make decision after consolidating) for instance, common species of fish would generate more often if the user wants to be tested on a lower level scale.


I don’t know if these helps… anyways, i m going to sleep...thanks for reading…

-Edmond