Introduction: Technological Innovation

• Course Introduction (PPT)
• Famous Failures
• Innovation
• Design versus Engineering Culture
• History of Information Technologies
• Discussion of Student Goals- Embedding Intelligence into object

• Reading: Visions1: The Memex
• Reading: Visions2: Weiser
• Paper: Adding computational power to an object
  

Building Blocks 1

• Class Discussion: Readings
• Class Discussion: Paper
• Technology Lectures:
  • Visions
  • Storage Technology Trends

Mobile Devices 1:

• Rapid Prototyping for Palm
• Download Instructions
  

• Create simple Palm App
• Develop Mobile Project Idea and publish it to thePostPC Discussion group. [Help?]
• Prepare 5 minute presentation.

12/11

NOTE: Meet in Ross 79 (Near Prof. Kirkpatrick's office)

Building Blocks 2

• Discussion : Project Ideas

Mobile Devices 2:

• Rapid Prototyping for Palm Infrared communication

• Create a Palm app with infrared communication

19/11

NOTE: Meet in
Ross Lab 19

Building Blocks 3

• Short Presentation of Palm Apps
  

Sensors and Switches 1:

• Intro to the Basic Stamp
• Digital and Analog Input
  
• Class Exercise

• Plan and prototype a doormat that can count how many times it was stepped on. How can you query the doormat?

26/11

NOTE: Meet in
Ross Lab 19

Building Blocks 4

• Technology Lecture: TBD

Sensors and Switches 2:

• Logic
• Communications
• Class Exercise
  

• Plan and prototype a cup that knows if it is empty. What can it do when it is empty?

3/12

Building Blocks 4

• Technology Lecture: Localization

Ideation

• The Context
• Brainstorming
• Elimination
• Focus
  

• Refine project Idea taking into account feedback
• Bezalel Cooperation - Milan
  

10/12

Research

• Project Status
• Next Steps
• Technology Assessment
• Market Research
• Famous Failures and Successes
  

Tech assessment and the market

• Class Discussion
  

• Prepare Research presentation for your project

17/12

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Specification

• Presentations: Tech assessment and Market Research
• Project expectations and format
  • PPT Presentation
  • Video illustration of concept
    

• Prepare Project Plan

24/12

NOTE: Meet in Ross 79 (Near Prof. Kirkpatrick's office)

Creation

• Functional Walkthrough
• Discussion: Is Big Brother Watching
• Time Permitting: Battery Technology
  

• Plan a quick UI prototype

3/1

NOTE: Meet in
Ross Lab 19

UI Prototyping

• Methods:
  • Low-Fi Prototyping
  • Apple guidelines for user observation

Usability

• Testing Methods
  

Create a quick UI prototype of your project

• Class Exercise: with the materials available in class.

• Usability test of your prototype (4 users)
• Usability Test report
  

Usability Test Report

• Class Presentations
  

Usability testing results

• Class Discussion
  

• Project Development, change according to usability issues which came up

Demo Techniques

• Using video
  

Soryboarding, shooting, capturing, basic editing, and compressing digital video

• Class Discussion
  

• Continue Project Development

21/1

School Retreat- Class Moved to TBD

• Project Wrap Up

Wrap Up Class

Project Demos