Week 11

After testing and testing the ui and function i try to find out some better solution for the application. I try to make the user interface and user experience more user friendly.

I create a new button and the hotel and facilities page a new button to show where is the location of the current hotel.

I enter some code to make the marker visible that when trigger the button, I share the function across the actionscript so that when the marker can be trigger from other actionscript.

first i code the marker to be invisible;

After that i create a  button for user to go to the map and show the location of the hotel or shop

I give a function to the button to tell him go to map page create a share function

The share will add inside the redangmapMC actionscript so when the button click the marker will be show.

Week 10

After collect some alpha test information, i base on the problem try to refine my design and some of the coding.

First i fixed the most important problem of all which is the application is too lag.

Base on that, instead of importing vector image. Some of the elements that were used in the application, I replace it with png format images. So the files is smaller and the application no need to generate pixel by pixel.


For the rest of the survey i get i will create a tutorial page to tell the user what are the gesture are include in this application.

Before that i finish up the design before i start fixing the minor error.

I add in the food court and restaurant design.

I also finish up with all the information page.

After that i try to find out the way to fix some minor error of application to make it more user friendly.

In the redang map page the map will move out of the stage while using pan gesture or accelerometer so i need limit the error so i need to came a calculation to make a condition to let the AS3 to check before the user can use the gesture.

Before:

After i type in this coding

Week 9 Alpha Test

17/1/2014

Today i able to borrow a mobile device from a class. While the lecturer help us to borrow the mobile phone, i am able to ask for permission to do a short alpha test with my classmate.

First i used testflight you share and upload my redang application to an android device. I able to start my alpha test with few of the classmate due to the time and other classmate were using the devices.
So basically the alpha test was run in verbal format.

Some of the classmates volunteer themselves to help me on the test . There are four person involve in this test.

And from what i note down during the alpha test is :

4 out of 4 say the application is too lag and slow in response.

3 out of 4 don't really know the menu page can use swipe gesture to check on the button .

4 out of 4 don't know what is pan gesture.

2 out of 4 know that the map can be enlarge by pitch and scale gesture.

2 out of 4 think that Accelerometer is unnecessary to put into this application.

Due to the among of time i have this i what i have note down for the problem.

I realise that by dragging in vector as a image will make the the application file become bigger and every time a user move the image the phone will generate the pixel every time and that is the reason why the application will become so slow. I have change most of the image into png files so can make the application even smoother.

For the gesture i will design a loading pack and step to teach the user how to function this application.

As for the main menu page i will design hits below the button to teach user to swipe to the left to explore the buttons and when it reach the last button i will show hint to swipe to the right to go back to previous button.

I will run another alpha test after i have fixed the bug so that i collect even more data about how the user interface design help the application.

Week 9 Presentation of Working Progress

Presentation of Working Progress

I present my slide to talk about the progress of my RedangApps

The gantt chart show that i am a bit behind from schedule . I am suppose to start my Alpha test this week.

I also show that i have finish digitalize my graphic and some of the coding.

Beside that i also learn two new gesture coding and add it into my application.

Below is the video of my prototype that i show during the presentation.

Week 8

6/1/2014/-12/1/2014
I show my progress of what i have done during the semester break. The design and the concept i have and thing that i had change during the semester break. Beside i also start to do some coding to base on the three prototypes i done previously.

Show below are some of the progress i have until wednesday.

Beside this i also to explode more coding like swipe and pan which is will cover in another blog entry.

10/1/2014
Previous case i find out that the code i use for scaling the image will be scale into different size which i don't the map to been look like when user is using. So i try put in some condition statement to make sure the scale gesture is able to scale perfectly.

Base on the research i find online, i fix the error by replacing the code.

http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3pinchzoom/

EXPLORATION WEEK

During the two semester break, i try to finish as much design as i can so that i can start coding as soon as possible.

References
https://www.behance.net/gallery/Le-Duo/12103085

I use some the reference below to design my map.