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STEM 123. Red Sun LLC Andrew Greeness Kris Koford Lavinder Singh. “If you can’t explain it simply enough, you don’t understand it well enough” - Einstein. Our Goal To make knowledge on STEM topics accessible Learn and share knowledge in less time One problem / idea / concept at a time
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STEM 123 Red Sun LLC Andrew GreenessKris KofordLavinder Singh
“If you can’t explain it simply enough, you don’t understand it well enough” - Einstein Our Goal • To make knowledge on STEM topics accessible • Learn and share knowledge in less time • One problem / idea / concept at a time Focus On • Teaching and advancing research & information • Audience: students, teachers, researchers • Inspiration: KHAN Academy
The Solution • User content driven STEM knowledge base • 3 slides to explain a topic • Rule of 3 constraint for everything • Each slide may tell what / who/ why/ when/ where / how applied for a specific topic. • Answers can be given using text, audio, video, or images • Focus on concise, easily understandable information Challenge for Creator: Break down the problem so it can be explained simply.
Why Mobile? The Content Fits • One topic at a time and three screens per topic • Aids our goal of making information accessible App Store • Easier to launch and spread word for a new App than a new website • Publicity aided by: ratings, reviews, statistics (top apps)
Technical Overview • Information is stored or obtained through a web service. This will allow our core idea to be re-used on different platforms. • UI on the Windows Phone. • Seamless integration of media • Challenge is getting design / experience right. High level architecture