GroupBrainstorm-Group:G7
From CS 160 Fall 2010
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Team
Brainstorm
- 1. book loaning app
- 2. see which friends have which books
- 3. view by location
- 4. borrow books, and keep track of who has what
- 5. set reminders for return
- 6. charge money for lending
- 7. collect deposits that can be redeemed upon return
- 8. charge interest
- 9. search through local networks to find desired book
- 10. rate users based on timely return, condition, etc
- 11. keep stats on lend/rent frequency, to whom, etc
- 12. set up schedule for sharing books
- 13. share notes on books
- 14. have ratings and reviews for books
- 15. recommendations based on similar books
- 16. chat with others who have read same books
- 17. ask questions to other book enthusiasts
- 18. keep personal list of favorite books
- 19. history of books you have read
- 20. look up book recommendations on-the-go
- 21. view reviews on amazon
- 22. lend video games, movies, etc
- 23. create trivia for books
- 24. contests for winning books
- 25. wishlist for books
- 26. share notes on books
- 27. mark pages of interest
- 28. add commentary
- 29. create your own audiobooks
- 30. share notes/interests/commentary/audiobooks
- 31. keep track of rare books
- 32. trade collectible books
- 33. share pictures of books
- 34. scan barcode for easy book identification
Money lending management for gamblers:
- 35. manage debt
- 36. see who you owe
- 37. see who owes you
- 38. ratings for the gamblers/reliability
- 39. get notifications when near people you owe/owe you
- 40. group gamblers into lists
- 41. transfer debts through gamblers
- 42. settle debt
- 43. stats on how you manage debt
Runners:
- 44. route tracker, map out where you’ve run
- 45 place random checkpoints on local map that runner must get to in order to finish run
- 46 achievements for distances, duration, checkpoints, running with others
- 47 encourage running outdoors with friends
- 48 track mileage, average speed, frequency of runs/walks
- 49 calorie tracker based on distance/speed/weight
- 50 automatically generate playlists based on speed of run. ie faster run = fast beat music/ slower run = mellower music
- 51 voice alerts on distance traveled or when your average speed has dropped below a certain average (PACE/DISTANCE COACH)
Cooks
- 52 Give step by step instructions on how to make certain recipes, showing one step at a time or concurrent steps
- 53 timers for time sensitive steps
- 54 consolidate grocery shopping based on recipes that user selects to make for the day/week/month
- 55 cooking terms dictionary
- 56 lottery recipe
- 57 share recipes with friends
- 58 suggest, rate, review recipes
- 59 keep history of recipes cooked
- 60 review others' attempts at recipes
- 61 split up recipes/steps among cooks
Tourists/visitors
- 62 be able to find other tourists/visitors in the area that speak the same language, from the same country same school etc.
- 63 event shouts (local events or stores can post their events to the service and the app will alert users of events in the area, much easier for tourists and visitors to
- 64 find attractions without too much trouble)
- 65 Image translator ie there’s a sign that needs translating, user can take a picture of it and it will translate it
Musicians/guitarist
- 66 metronome
- 67 tuner
- 68 chord assistance
- 69 record and playback loops (secondary, tertiary etc musician :D)
- 70 fast access to tabs
Games
- 71 networked scavenger hunts w/ group member tracking, picture/video storage progress tracker
- 71 hot and cold via location
- 72 radars for capture the flag,king of the hill etc
- 73 karaoke
- 74 “how hard can you punch” force calculator
Elderly
- 75 lifealert (calls local emergency services)
Idea Selection
Out of all the ideas that were suggested we liked the running app the best because we felt that it would fill the need of those that love to run and want to track their running. It would be designed to streamline the process of tracking basic statics of a run, displaying those routes onto a map overlay, and possibly integrating with different social networks. We felt like the user group would be fun to work with, easy to access and that field research would be exciting as well.
Target User Group
Our target user group consists of any novice runners and/or people who like run in general. We want to make the whole experience of running, urban or cross country, easier and more enjoyable to track their running times and routes. We also want to target runners who want to compete with other friends or themself to become better runners.
Problem Description and Context
Many people are often lazy to keep track of their running statistics. There is just too many details that are hard to track with a simple stop watch as well as a way to neatly record and review them. With this application, users will be able start the app and just run. The device will take care of all the tracking of time, speed, pace, routes and other details automatically. If the user wants to, he or she can check their status while they run to better pace themself. The application will also provide way for users to log their routes and compete with themself or with other friends. This adds a social aspect to the app as well thus creating a fun a better community for running enthusiast.
Why Mobile?
Mobile applications have the advantage of being very focused and very portable, allowing our target users to automatically track their runs and then view them. People also tend to bring their phones when they go out to run, thus not create an inconvenience to a routine runner. Since its mobile, user can quickly check their status while they are running or while they take a break during the run. This allows users to improve their run while they are running rather then waiting until they're done to evaluate their run.
