Thursday, 4 October 2012

200 word outline


The idea of my navigation interface is that it functions as a phone app that uses the smartphone’s camera as a medium to view the directions that lead the user to their destinations. This allows the viewer to get accurate information from exactly where they stand, and it is an alternative to complicated and misleading maps with outdated information.
 What makes this app unique is that it is a pedometer and navigator in one, so the app can calculate how much calories the user has burned off based on how long and how far the user travelled. The user will be timed and has the ability to pause and resume the stopwatch.
 Another function the user can make use of, is the pedometer mode, where if the user wont need to use the navigator, they can simply use the pedometer mode to calculate how much calories they have burned off.
 Extra functions include; search tool, where if the user is unfamiliar with the area, they can search (for example, nearest café) and it will list some possible options. Address book where you can save and look up previous locations already searched, a journal to track how much calories you’ve burned in total with using the app, music player to motivate the user to further enjoy their navigating experience. The music player just sends you to your music player on your phone, but then resumes back to the app. Also, the users have the option to take a snapshot of anything they see that they like whilst the camera is activated and the arrows wont show up on the picture.

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