WEEK 2
WEEK 2
The key steps in designing a mobile application:
· Idea Creation: The idea drives what the app will do or look like. This idea stems out of a user need. Once that need is identified, the focus shifts to how we can meet that need and if we have the technical capabilities to do so. The aim is to come up with a killer application!
· Selection of IT partners: The technical capabilities aspect mentioned above is addressed in this aspect. Which technologies to be used, do we have in-house capabilities etc. are some questions that need to be answered.
· Decide on platform: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows and Palm etc.
· Design the UI: The success of any mobile app depends on the UI and how easy it is to use the app. For example too much data is never good as it is difficult to read a lot of content on the phone. Also navigation must be clear and easy. All these various factors need to be considered very carefully as they play a huge role in determining the success of the app.
· Software Development: Actual implementation of the idea.
· Testing the app: Iron out any bugs or issues that might arise. Ensure the final outcome is not too different from the initial design.
Even after the above are considered there is still a chance that the design is not good. The below are few reasons for that:
· Perceived financial cost of the design
· Overwhelming emphasis on technology than purpose
· A lack of user based debugging
And to finally end the discussion on design, a few disadvantages (3Es) to the user of coming up with a bad design are mentioned below:
· Emotional
· Economic
· Ethical
For our group project, we continued with our previous discussions and tried to identify what sort of products could be sold through our app. Since we wanted to implement green technology, we came up with a tentative list of companies and products which are environment friendly. The other aspects of the app like third party requirements, basic design etc. were also discussed.
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