WEEK 6

Monday, 25/06/2018

Met up for 8th Group Discussion.

Went through everyone's comments and suggestions on the UN_SDG: Pitch 4.0.pdf pitch deck.

Task list in preparation for pitch deck submission for Client Pitch 2 (extended from 25th June to 27th June):

• Run-through pitch deck content.
• Tighten narration scripts.
• Make changes to storyboard.
• Convert installation mockup from 3D model to cleaner Ai vector style.

Tuesday, 26/06/2018

Working day for UN_SDG: Pitch 4.0.pdf pitch deck.

Wednesday, 27/06/2018

Submitted UN_SDG: Pitch 4.0.pdf file to project lecturers for review.

Continued further refinement in preparation for Client Pitch 2.

Thursday, 28/06/2018

Delivered Client Pitch 2 to project clients. 

• Received little to no feedback for change = green light to begin construction.

Set date for group discussion to begin construction planning:

• 9th Group Discussion scheduled for Monday, 2nd July.

WEEK 5

Tuesday, 19/06/2018

Met up for 6th Group Discussion.

Created collaborative google slide doc "Final Workroom" to continually work on assigned project areas individually. 

Project areas included: 

• Visual References: compile images for reference of impoverished spaces and each interactable item  (room + interactable items)
• Narration: identify categories of the facets of poverty and create a short interaction script for each.
• Shopping List: compile list of all the materials needed to build structure + standalone items to be made into interactables. 

Wednesday, 20/06/2018

Met up for 7th Group Discussion.

• Further discussed script content.
• Structure blueprint planning.
• Confirmed item list.
• Confirmed setup diagram sketch.

Thursday, 21/06/2018

Met with lecturers for progress report.

• Discussed potential mechanism execution, different sensor usage and pricing.
• Checked lecturer/FABLAB stock for items needed for installation setup; confirmed CRT TV (visual feedback outlet) availability.

Saturday, 23/06/2018

Published group's weekend to-do list.

Due Saturday: 

• Narration (Carla)
• Material list (Felecia)
• Blueprint draft (Natalie)

Due Sunday:

• Final blueprint (Natalie)
• Installation mockup (Yong Jie)
• Storyboard (Felecia)
• Update final pitch deck (Carla)

Sunday, 24/06/2018

Continued work individually as distributed day prior.

WEEK 4

Monday, 11/06/2018

AM: Tightened up pitch deck with final adjustments.

PM: Delivered Client Pitch 1 to project clients. 

• Beyond The Garden Wall was selected to execute.

Client Pitch 2 scheduled for 28th June.

Friday, 15/06/2018

Entered Hari Raya mood lull.

In preparation for Client Pitch 2, a list of points for group discussion and refinement:

• Execution - craft quality of room environment, audio level, narration content & language
• Final message - what next for user after they’ve “seen” the experience of poverty? (what can they do? is there anything we can tell them to do?)
• Poverty level -the level of poverty that is more familiar to home, esp. around the area; setup and ‘stories’ in narration have to be more localised, so to speak. 
• Digital mockup & final diagram - digital sketch of the house setup needs to be refined, together with final diagram inc. proper measurements + material/item list.

Sunday, 15/06/2018

Gentle awakening from the holiday bug.

Set date for group discussion:

• 6th Group Discussion scheduled for Wednesday, 13th June.

Until then, all discussions will take place online.

WEEK 3

Monday, 4/06/2018

Received formal .pdf feedback from lecturers for selected ideas. 

Confirmed the three selected ideas ( #2, #4, #5) out of the original five, proceeded with refinement according to lecturer feedback.

Tuesday, 5/06/2018

Met up for 3rd Group Discussion.

Went through everyone's comments and suggestions on the IdeaWorkshop.pdf file.

In preparation for 4th Group Discussion scheduled for Wednesday, 6th June:

• Research 'horrific industry practice' for Idea #2 subject matter.
• Brainstorm possible interactions for Idea #5.
• Brainstorm ways to replace physical punching bag for Idea #4.
• Research on specific areas of inequality to determine number of scales i.e. interactions for Idea #4. 

Wednesday, 06/06/2018

Met up for 4th Group Discussion.

• Lots of head-scratching and contemplative silences; we feel like we've got something there with our ideas, and we're getting somewhere, we just need a little bit of time, and a little bit of brain juice.
• We managed to make some changes to Idea #5 by combining it with the marine concept of one of the original ideas, Idea #1. Ideas #2 and #4 still needed work, so we agreed to continue the discussion later in the evening once everyone was done with their schedule commitments.

Group Discussion continued on the group Hackaday messaging room.

• New concept of poverty storytelling brought in for Idea #2, thanks to an earlier tête-à-tête  with another group leader (hello, good morning). Further details of potential execution discussed among the group.
• In the interest of time, the remaining Idea #4 ended up being our Frankenstein; pieced together last minute with the leftover bits and bobs of our dried out intellects.

In preparation for Internal Pitch 2 scheduled for Thursday, 7th June:

• Created pitch deck.
• Updated idea content.
• Updated 3 idea sketches digitally to insert into pitch deck.

Thursday, 07/06/2018

Delivered Internal Pitch 2 to project lecturers. 

Room reaction felt a little better than the lukewarm toast of olde. 

Updated Idea #1 and updated Idea #3 were shortlisted for client pitch.

Some feedback and suggestions from our lecturers included:

• Updated Idea #1 would benefit more from a 'room'-style setup than a plain podium setting; consider ways to make every detail of the experience physical, natural, and interactive - dynamically. Wink. Also, further consider smaller details of execution i.e. audio, message display, etc.
• Updated Idea #3 needed some further thinking into what we would use to display the underwater scene, as well as some thought into the craft details of the setup (materials and tech).
• tl;dr: We're not Ip Man, but that's ok. We'll settle for being Will Smith's kid, pre-Jackie Chan mentorship.

Set date for group discussion:

• 5th Group Discussion scheduled for Friday, 8th June.

Friday, 08/06/2018

Met up for 5th Group Discussion, an exhausting but productive powwow. 

• Sorted out setup and execution details for Updated Idea #1 and Updated Idea #3, which will now be referred to as 'Beyond The Garden Wall' (BTGW) and 'Under The Sea' (UTS), respectively.

Saturday, 09/06/2018

In preparation for Client Pitch 1, scheduled for Monday, 11th June:

• Created pitch deck skeleton.
• UTS homework: compile art style references for sea creature visuals; compile list of plastic/waste as well as list of sea creatures to morph together.
• BTGW homework: compile picture references of impoverished houses; compile fact sheet to back up the ‘story’ for interactable items.

Sunday, 09/06/2018

Continuation of Client Pitch 1 preparation:

• Edited pitch deck content.
• Created setup diagrams.
• Created core experience storyboards.

WEEK 2

Thursday, 31/05/2018

Delivered Internal Pitch 1 to project lecturers. 

• General room reaction was underwhelming, like lukewarm toast.
• Noted lecturer feedback and suggestions, some of which included calls to conceptualise our ideas beyond 2-dimensional walls or screens, consider the dramatic impact on user emotion, and to further explore potential execution(s) of feasible key messages. 
• tl;dr: our ideas didn't kick ass, so now we have to go back and practice our kung fu.

Friday, 01/06/2018

Submitted Internal Pitch 1 presentation deck for lecturers' further deliberation. 

Status: currently awaiting additional feedback for selected ideas.

Sunday, 03/06/2018

Created new google slide doc to refine ideas.

Set date for group discussion:

• 3rd Group Discussion scheduled for Tuesday, 5th June.
• 4th Group Discussion scheduled for Friday, 8th June.

In preparation for Internal Pitch 2 (whilst awaiting additional feedback from lecturers):

• Refine three of five ideas
• Brainstorm additional ideas

WEEK 2

Monday, 28/05/2018

Met up for 1st Group Discussion.

• Everyone's rough ideas were reviewed and discussed. 
• Some ideas were scrapped, while the rest were brought back to be refined according to the group's collective comments and suggestions. 

Tuesday, 29/05/2018

Collaborative google slides doc created to dump ideas for ease of sharing during 2nd Group Discussion session. 

Wednesday, 30/05/2018

Met up for 2nd Group Discussion.

• Total of nine ideas and three overarching concepts were condensed into five ideas, according to goal, message, and/or action similarity. 

In preparation for Internal Pitch 1 scheduled for Thursday, 1st June:

• Created pitch deck
• Updated 5 idea sketches digitally to insert into pitch deck
• Divided pitch delivery into four sections for presentation

WEEK 1

Thursday, 24/05/2018

Received project brief and completed team formation.

Friday, 25/05/2018

Hackaday project page created.

WhatsApp group created.

• 1st Group Discussion scheduled for Monday, 28th May.
• 2nd Group Discussion scheduled for Wednesday, 30th May.

In preparation for the 1st Group Discussion session, members were all assigned the following tasks:

• Research 17 Sustainable Development Goals tabled by the United Nations.
• Read up resource links prepared in project brief.
• Look for additional resources relevant to project scope, existing interactive projects, etc.
• Begin initial idea brainstorming.
• Compile at least 4 rough ideas each, including sketches and supporting material, as necessary.