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Brain Mass Software for the brain. Group G: Mark Gabel John O’Donnell Matt Cechini Shane Niebergall Scott Morrison. Overview. Brainstorming Room Data Collection: Interviews Evaluation of Existing System Our solution Features Demo. Brainstorming Room. Learning Commons
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Brain MassSoftware for the brain Group G: Mark Gabel John O’Donnell Matt Cechini Shane Niebergall Scott Morrison
Overview • Brainstorming Room • Data Collection: Interviews • Evaluation of Existing System • Our solution • Features • Demo
Brainstorming Room • Learning Commons • Sole purpose of sparking and communicating group creativity • Key features • Digital Whiteboard • Conference Phone • Media Center • Idea Box • ELMO • Web Cam • Projector • Wall Art
Data Collection: Interviews • Asked questions about their last brainstorming session • Good? Bad? • Materials used? • Efficient? • What would have made it easier?
Data Collection: Interviews • What materials did you use? • Computer with internet access (5) • Pen and paper (4) • Whiteboard and markers (4) • Printer (1) • Laptops (1) • How did you document your results? • Typed into document and emailed to others (3) • Paper and pen (3) • Took picture of whiteboard (2) • Ideas kept in head. (2)
Evaluation of Existing System • Axon Idea Processor
Evaluation of Existing System • Evaluated Features • Cluster tools • Analyzer • Generator • Tabulator • Sequencer ? ? ? ? ?
Evaluation of Existing System • Majority: 0 of 5 tools would be used again. • New brainstorming software was needed! • Our idea: BrainMass
BrainMass • Combine features of existing tools • Create new tools • Intuitive UI
BrainMass - Drawing • Mouse-over grabs relevant information from internet
BrainMass – User Profile • Learning Styles Test
BrainMass – Idea Box • Presents existing items in order to spark new ideas • Adjusts to user’s learning style
BrainMass – Idea Box • A global, visual learner would benefit from seeing many pictures at once
BrainMass – Idea Box • A verbal, sensing user would benefit from text excerpts
Brain MassSoftware for the brain Questions?