'English for a Song' - Mini Hackathon [2017]
OVERVIEW
In July of 2017 I entered into a 4 hour hackathon in NYC. It was hosted by a meetup group called Hackers 4 Good which directs resources towards hacking real world problems in communities.
TEAM & ROLE
Idea conception and UI design was split amongst our team of three. I took a manager role as team lead and built our rough prototype using principle.
PROBLEM
English for a Song is a nonprofit dedicated towards increasing english literacy in the United States. They had already hired a design group to prototype a mobile app but wanted to use this hackathon to brain storm more inventive ways to teach english. Their main goal is to teach english through music.
Process
Introduction & Plan
[5min]
Design Charrette
[15min]
Brainstorming individually with pen and paper. Sketching ideas for potential solutions.
Discussion over charrette results
[20min]
Discussion of the merits and pitfalls of each individuals brainstorm. Suggesting and adding components to each other’s ideas. Deciding on which game to design and breaking down who will do what:
[Myself] work on Hangman game in Sketch & Principle
[Ted & Michael] work on Q&A game in Sketch
Individual tasks
[30min]
Go to town!
Review
[10min]
Show our progress and get notes from team members.
Individual tasks
[20min]
Go to town x2. Time is Running out!
Final Review & Presentation Prep
[20min]
Time to put it all together. While I finished the last touches to the prototype Ted & Michael put together our slide presentation.
What We Designed
Two Games
From our brainstorm we created two separate games. One that focused on listening and the other comprehension.
Game 1 – Understand Meaning (Comprehension)
Game 2 : Select the Words Used in the Song (Listening)
Made w/ Principle
