My Portfolio

This portfolio presents a variety of projects related to human computer interaction design. Please feel free to contact me.

Personal Inventories

Design Research (1st Place)

Energy Challenge

Eco-visualization

Imagine Cup 2008

Interaction Design (1st Place)

Ambient Plant Interaction

Ubiquitous Ambient Display

Senior Travel Buddies

Interaction Design

Sustainable Bloomington

Strategic Design

Holy River Ganga

Experience Design

My Disney Memories

Experience Design

Chinese Shadow Play

Web Design

Knowledge Base

Usability Evaluation

All Other Projects

A variety of other smaller pieces


Methods Used

Focus group
Literature review
Cardsorting
Wireframing


Tools Used

Sketching
Photoshop
Fireworks
Final cut pro
Quicktime
XHTML
CSS


Chinese Photoplay

An website I developed for the Indiana University department of Ethnomusicology that was used as an instructional component in a course on Chinese film music.


Date: December 2005
Client: Indiana University department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Deliverable: Instructional website to supplement online course material

The Problem

This website was developed for the Indiana University department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology’s undergraduate/graduate course on Chinese film music. The problem posed was to create a multimedia website offering information on Chinese minority group and representations of these groups across time through film. Additionally, this website needed to present a critique of two popular Asian films featuring Chinese minorities.

Process

Initially, a focus group was held with students to get a better understanding of their current knowledge and educational needs. The content was then developed for this website based on user requirements as well as my own research into minorities groups living within China and general techniques used in film critique. Sketches and graphic mockups were used prior to the development phases and user feedback was incorporated in the final design. A cardsorting technique was also used to guide information architecture. Video was captured from VHS tapes, edited, and optimized for the web.

Final Solution

The final site was developed based on multiple iterations of user feedback as well as conceptual sketches and graphical mockups.

The final site was developed to cater to the educational needs of students during the course phase focusing on minority representations in Chinese film. This website was used as an online educational supplement to course lecture content and discussion. A user-centered design process was used in the development of this site to take into account student requirements and present information in an accessible and culturally sensitive manner.

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