Interface Interactions, Tuesday 13.11.2007

morning - discussion about possible audience.
Emily was very quiet, it seems to me that Chinese people generally don't give strong opinion to the discussion, at least the two I was working with so far (doesn't apply to Kit, another course).
Tom is really managing the project now, but didn't come with the audience really too, he didn't feel his ideas strong enough (I like his idea of hospital, doctors or patients, mainly patients but didn't find the why we should change desktop for them as they need mainly entertainment and it's closer to games than just desktop.)
Basia came up with chefs as audience. She things they could benefit from different desktop. I can't see any benefit for them as they rarely use computer and using metaphors of fridge and knife seems to me to easy. I have experience from the restaurant. When I asked how she would implement the idea, what she would like to change or what she would like to do, she didn't know. I strongly disagree with this audience and Basia didn't have points strong enough to convince me. But she also didn't want to listen to my points. She generally doesn't discuss and listen.
I explained my ideas about architects as an audience.

Reactions:
Tom - he didn't care if it will be chefs or architects.
Emily - she doesn't know architects so it would be too difficult for her so she would go for what is easier for her (I can't understand this thinking, it's opposite from mine. I love challenge and learn more and new things)
Basia just decided that architects don't need any help. No more listening.... When I argue that the project isn't only about helping people but about searching for new metaphors, she just repeated the same...

Result:
pat situation.

Tom had several good arguments to discuss with me regarding my audience.
Generally he was worried that it's too ambitious (for me it's positive; what other time I'll have a chance to do ambitious projects?; when the project is ambitious, it's interesting and challenging...).
My drawings were a bit complicated, true. It's doesn't mean the project would be. It shown problematic points to resolve.
I would need to explain them my points. He pointed it would be my project, not our project. True. (because I'm able to look further into the process and what is possible to do, it's not their project?; Is it wrong when one person has strong idea, he becomes leader of the project?; Do we need to have 'idea of all of us' which leads into the a bit boring project where no one id passioned about the project? it is just the most comfortable way and sure way to pass the project - it would be worth of discussing this with Sandra or some other tutor)

I (we?) saw we need to find another audience to get out of this situation.

Result:
Family - Emily's audience

easy, achievable, all of us kind of agreed. (is this correct way?)

Afternoon - mind mapping, decision who will do what.