Design Brief

Based on our peer critique session last week, this week we have to start narrowing down the concept for our project we wish to implement, and write a short design brief and draw up an accompanying storyboard. Below is the brief so far. It may change as I get a better idea about the project.

DECO3200 PROJECT DESIGN BRIEF

Project Description
A digital story-telling application for Guatemalan Street Children to play and interact with, which will encourage creativity and exploration, provide a sense of accomplishment, and allow them to share their stories with the world.

Goals
- To provide a form of entertainment and play for the Street Children of Guatemala.
- To encourage creativity, exploration, and stimulate the desire to learn in the children.
- To make other people in the world more aware of the Street Children’s current situation, with the aim of generating more support for local charities and organizations.

Primary User(s)
- Guatemalan Street Children between 8 – 15 years, the majority of which are illiterate and enumerate.
- Local charities/organizations - educated Adult volunteers.

Assumptions
- Application will run on a shared mobile device made available to the children for a limited time.

User Needs
- Street Children need a form of entertainment and play.
- Street Children need a voice and need to be heard.
- Street Children need an exploration tool to develop creativity and an interest in learning.
- Local Charities/Organizations need to increase awareness of the street children’s current life situations.

Functional Requirements
- Application must be fun and playful, and be of interest to the children.
- Ability to cross linguistic and literacy barriers

Technical Requirements
Hardware: Mobile Phone with multimedia capabilities (camera, sound, video)
Software: J2ME, Mobile Processing