This post shares the presentation day experience and outcome.
Preparation
Approaching the day of the prototype presentation, final details were being put into place. To ensure that the presentation day ran smoothly, the group aimed to be as organized and prepared as possible. A check-in meeting was held to determine and inform the group of any last-minute remaining tasks. To create a stress-free presentation day, the group organized the presentation slides, formatted the project information package, edited the promotional material, and generated excitement and engagement on our social media platforms by posting content and promotional material.
Obstacles
While preparing for the presentation day, we ran into an issue with printing. The company that was doing the printing delayed the production time, which was going to impact the prototype booth presentation day. We were told that the prints would be done and ready for pickup by 9 a.m.; however, upon talking to the printers, we learned they had mistakenly forgotten to add our prints into the printing queue. This oversight caused the printers to inform us that the prints would only be ready by the end of the presentation day. However, after some discussion and back-and-forth with the printers, we came to an agreement for them to print the papers by 11 a.m. on the presentation day.
Presentation
On presentation day, the group was excited to set up our booth to create an inviting environment surrounded by other booths. Our group wanted to stand out, so after connecting the laptop to the TV display, we laid out a gray tablecloth, purple and pink LED lights under the TV display, and set out our promotional material, poster, postcard, and stickers. All these elements helped our booth stand out among the many other booths and contributed to the overall visual aesthetics and welcoming atmosphere of the booth.
We were thrilled to meet all the interesting guests who stopped by our booth. All the guests we interacted with were intrigued to learn more and actually interact with the installation. Some even described our prototype as calming, trance-like, and engaging. The guests really enjoyed the installation, spending several minutes interacting with it, and offered positive feedback and words of encouragement.
Moving Forward
From interacting with all the guests who stopped by our booth, we discussed a lot of new ideas to further develop the prototype. The head of the Lights On Stratford Festival stopped by our booth and gave us new perspectives to consider, such as the demographic of people who will be interacting with the installation, how to make the interaction path more user-friendly, adding rewards, and gamifying the interaction. Moving forward, the team will continue to develop the installation as initially planned, but we’ll also take the guests' input into account, such as adding a presentation mode for when the installation is idle, incorporating star shapes, more color, rewards for interaction, and creating a 3D QR code for easier access to the interface.
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