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Real Estate Buying System (01/00 ~ 08/00, 8 months)
Challenge Develop an online home search system supplemented by the flexibility of a wireless handheld device which supports the need for home search information management and maximizes user control.

Demonstrate how this system would work in the field and at home, on both PCs and wireless PDAs.  Sponsor: Trilogy

Process  0. CI (Contextual Inquiry) data collection
    Participated to conduct the contextual inquiry for about 3 months(14 first time home buyers and 2 realtors, 2 brokers) to collect the data and consolidated the models for each CI, and came up the design idea, using Java to implement the on line home buying system.
 (The sketch below I drew is to design the buyer-centered interface of GIS on line buying system, and tried to translate the research results and CI findings into the system.)

This is my sketch which was shown the interface design  during the initial design phase. 

I. Preliminary Work
   a. Outline/ Storyboard entire online process
   b. Gather general criteria selection info from CI data
   c. Semiology & info visualization research
II. Focus on Criteria Selection Step:
   a. Card Sorting  
   b. Paper Prototype------------> Implement
   c. Java Prototype  
III. Focus on Area Selection  
   - Incorporate Director prototype into part II
IV. Focus on Map Interpretation
   a. Paper Prototype------------>Implement
   b. Director Prototype  
V. Composite
   - Implement and test JAVA prototype 
Solution Iterative design:
    -(Cycle): Design. Implement.Test

Design and prototype the handheld device based on GPS, and develop the "GIS" specific on line real estate buying system, meanwhile conduct user testing to support and give recommendation for the design and prototype. 

Tools: Java, Photoshop 5.0, Illustrator 8.0, Director 7.0
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