Christina Hardison
Click and Drag
May 4th
I used click and drag in my app. Here is a the coding I used:
line_one.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragOne);line_one.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropOne);line_two.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragTwo);line_two.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropTwo);line_four.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragFour);line_four.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropFour);bag_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragBag);bag_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropBag);
//box_gray.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterGray);bag_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, hit);
function dragOne (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.startDrag();}function dragTwo (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.startDrag();}function dragFour (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.startDrag();}
function dropOne (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.stopDrag();}
function dropTwo (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.stopDrag();}function dropFour (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.stopDrag();}function dragBag (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.startDrag();}
function dropBag (event:MouseEvent) : void { event.target.stopDrag(); }
function hit (event:Event) : void { if (bag_mc.hitTestObject(line_one)) { line_one.alpha = .0;}
bag_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, hit);
function hit (event:Event) : void { if (bag_mc.hitTestObject(line_two)) { line_two.alpha = .0; }
bag_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, hit);
function hit (event:Event) : void { if (bag_mc.hitTestObject(line_four)) { line_four.alpha = .0; }}}}
Spring Break Inspiration
Mar 23rd
This Spring Break I made my way over to the San Francisco Bay. I ran across some inspiration-because that area (especially Berkeley) is FULL of “foodies.” I also ate at Chez Panisse- Alice Water’s restaurant. I made my way to the SFMoma and thought it was funny to find they offered a “mobile tour,” where visitors could check out a mobile device and headphones to guide them through the museum and learn about the art.
Emily and Jeremy Case Study
Feb 28th
This weekend I joined Emily Millette and Jeremy Purser for cooking dinner in their home, Chana Masala. They were very helpful in answering some questions I had prepared for them (and made me a delicious meal). Here is a snippet of our conversation:
Me: “How do you usually begin to find recipes?”
Emily: “I usually go to epicurious.com, but sometimes I really just don’t like what I’ve spent all that time making.”
Me: “So do you think it would be helpful to have some sort of recipe generator, where you fill out a profile to begin with foods you like/dislike, and then get recipe suggestions from your profile…kind of like pandora for recipes.”
Emily: “Yes, definitely, I really like the pandora-like idea. It would be nice to do a thumbs up or down option at the end, maybe create a rating system that way. And the profile idea also sounds helpful. You can think about people with food allergies as well.”
Me: “So how do you feel about an option to generate recipes by either choosing to shope for supplies, or use supplies already in your home?
Emily: “During the week, by the time I get home from work I don’t want to go out and get things. If I were good I would go to the store and buy things for everyday of the week but I can’t really think that far ahead.”
Jeremy: “Yeah, and we don’t really like eating out a lot. We usually try new recipes on weekend.”
Emily: “Yes, we like using things we already have, but go shopping for new recipe supplies on weekends. We use CSA so we try to keep that as the bulk of things we use in our meals, so it would be nice to have something that could show me the things I could make using what I already have. Just something to surface an idea of what I can make.”
Me: “So what are some problems you run into while you are cooking where you feel like you could use some sort of visual aid?”
Emily: “I often look up how to weigh things, like how to weigh a cup of packed brown sugar. Or conversion charts. I do have a book called Cooks Illustrated that has really good illustrations of how to cut up complicated things, like Artichokes or pineapple. I’ve learned a lot from this book. It also has things like complicated skinning, like cabbage is a difficult thing to understand how to cut. It helps to see it in the illustration”
Me: Do you ever look up videos of how to cook things, or cooking shows in general?”
Jeremy: “Not usually, maybe if I happen to be watching a cooking show where they are making something I might like I might look up a recipe from there. But I don’t think it would be very helpful to be referencing a video while cooking, because you’d want to keep pausing and rewinding.”
I continued to observe and ask questions as they were cooking. I thought it was interesting that they kept walking back and forth to their computer to follow the recipe, and reading it to each other out loud. At that point they agreed it would be helpful to have that reference in the palm of their hand. I thought the illustrations in the book she was showing me were very clear & helpful-something I’m sure someone who was a novice at cooking could really appreciate.
The idea was brought up that it would be helpful in the beginning when you choose to go out and shop for your supplies to have a grocery list on your mobile device. This meal also took a little big longer to make than expected, so they brought up the idea of having an accurate indicator that shows you how far away you are from completing your meal. (Dinner Time.)
When the Chana Masala was finally ready, we just had to garnish it with some basal and wala! A delicious meal. At this point we discussed how we would rate the meal…maybe using forks up/down, or having a way to start bookmarking recipes and sending them to friends to share.
Not to mention I got my Karl Fix!
SERVICE OUTCOMES
Feb 18th
WHO
People who don’t want to go out and buy new foods/supplies, but still want to make a nutritional/satisfying meal with the supplies and food already in their house. Maybe this person is tired from a long day of work and has low energy levels, or they simply want to save a few bucks.
WHAT
Application that shows you what types of meals you can make with food you already have in your house. There is an app already that does this, but I want to take it a little further and add nutrition levels/satisfaction levels.
WHEN
The idea is the cook will learn through this process how to automatically start making a meal with supplies already in the house. (learning recipes/methods of making/all to learn how to MAKE).
WHERE
Any kitchen.
WHY/HOW
The user creates a profile before they start using the map. They fill out things such as name, weight, height, age, cooking skills, and of course favorite meals/foods. This is an aid to the app when it starts generating meals so the the app knows what foods you like to eat (narrowing down meals this way as well). Generating meal options on the app begins by the cook taking a panoramic video of their refrigerator and/or pantry. The app will identify foods/supplies that are in the house this way. From there the app will start generating recipes/meals. The app starts organizing possible meals by the profile you created-your skill set (what types of cooking skills you already have), nutritional needs (based on age, gender, etc.), and what meals will satisfy you the most (based of favorite foods).
OUTCOME
The outcome of my application is to enable the user to make a meal using supplies already in the house.
KNOWLEDGE-The final outcome of this application is to give the user motivation and knowledge to be able to begin preparing a meal using what they already have.(expert level).
To begin-the user will need the mobile application for every step.(identifying supplies in house, deciding a meal, following recipe)
This application will train the user to be able to go through these processes without help. (But can still use the application to find recipes)
Hardison Brief
Feb 16th
I want to make an iphone app that shows you what types of meals you can make with food you already have in your house. There is an app already that does this, but I want to take it a little further and add nutrition levels/satisfaction levels. This is for people who don’t want to go out and buy new foods/supplies, but still want to make a nutritional/satisfying meal with the supplies and food already in their house. Maybe this person is tired from a long day of work and has low energy levels, or they simply want to save a few bucks. This is to open cooks eyes to new recipes and possibilities. The idea is the cook will learn through this process how to automatically start making a meal with supplies already in the house. (learning recipes/methods of making/all to learn how to MAKE).
The user creates a profile before they start using the map. They fill out things such as name, weight, height, age, cooking skills, and of course favorite meals/foods. This is an aid to the app when it starts generating meals so the the app knows what foods you like to eat (narrowing down meals this way as well). Generating meal options on the app begins by the cook taking a panoramic video of their refrigerator and/or pantry. The app will identify foods/supplies that are in the house this way. From there the app will start generating recipes/meals. The app starts organizing possible meals by the profile you created-your skill set (what types of cooking skills you already have), nutritional needs (based on age, gender, etc.), and what meals will satisfy you the most (based of favorite foods).
Augmented reality
Feb 11th
Augmented reality animation in GOOD magazine
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.
http://www.good.is/post/what-augmented-reality-could-actually-look-like
N Building from Alexander Reeder on Vimeo.
http://www.good.is/post/behold-tokyo-s-new-augmented-reality-architecture/
