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MBTA Transport Assistance

MBTA Transport Assistance. Nanda Kishore Bhat (Fall '11), Serkan Okur (Sp '12), Quazi Farhan (Fall '11) CCIS, Northeastern University bhat.n@husky.neu.edu , okur.s@husky.neu.edu farhan.q@husky.neu.edu. The problems. Unnecessarily waiting for MBTA transportation vehicles

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MBTA Transport Assistance

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  1. MBTA Transport Assistance Nanda Kishore Bhat (Fall '11), Serkan Okur (Sp '12), Quazi Farhan (Fall '11) CCIS, Northeastern Universitybhat.n@husky.neu.edu, okur.s@husky.neu.edu farhan.q@husky.neu.edu

  2. The problems • Unnecessarily waiting for MBTA transportation vehicles • Lack of application with good user interface (HCI) • Lack of application with older adult friendly user interface (HCI)

  3. Motivation • Introduced on Piazza by Prof. Intille • Evaluation of current similar applications • Lack of HCI approach • Lack of older adult concentration • Usability of the concept • Potential for backend implementation

  4. Surprise(s) • Mainly by ethnography and prototype testing • Familiarity of older adults to smart phones and applications

  5. Surprise(s) • Interest issues of older adults on the subject • We were definitely NOT our users (!) • Expectations from the application

  6. The best today • Covering only a particular line • Are not designed with HCI concept • Are not specifically concentrated on older adults • Too complex

  7. Innovation • Easy to use. • Covers all T lines (except Silver T) • Not too many interfaces • Designed based on HCI concepts • Focusing on older adults • Tested on and improved by target users

  8. MBTA Transport Assistance • Main Screen

  9. MBTA Transport Assistance • Choosing byT Stations

  10. MBTA Transport Assistance • Choosing byT Lines

  11. MBTA Transport Assistance • Final (Result)Screen

  12. Demo

  13. Video

  14. A UI challenge • Main Screenv1.0

  15. A UI challenge • Main Screenv2.0

  16. A UI challenge • Main Screenv3.0

  17. Tricky programming problem • Final (Result)Screenv7.0

  18. The future • Final Screen • Could span to multiple scheduled T’s • Programming challenges • Including the bus stops • Could include bus stops and bus timings • Deadline restrictions

  19. The future • Including text box input • Could also include auto-refill text-box input • Deadline restrictions • Reminder for selected buses/T’s • Future result page could include reminder feature for each item • Deadline restrictions

  20. The future • Handling Internet Connection deficiencies • Could still predict the arrival time depending on previous data or timely schedule • Deadline restrictions. • Designing the horizontal view of screens • Could also implement the horizontal views of screens on smart phones • Deadline restrictions.

  21. Future process • More ethnographic research • Evaluate programming feasibility • Select better platform & environment • Adding functionalities iteratively • Thinking simple • More testing

  22. MBTA Transport Assistance • Gives the real time information of when the next train will arrive to a specificT-station. • It solves the inconvenience of waiting times for T’s (and possibly buses) with a better and easier interface that can be used without prior mobile experience. (especially for older adults)

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