Week 4: Sketches!
By Erika Goering,
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I’ve started to put some serious thought into how to actually design the deaf transcriber app:
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- The mode chooser is the first screen the user sees (aside from a branded splash screen). This gives the user control to select whichever type of tool is the most appropriate for the situation.
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- One-on-one mode: This is what the beginning of a conversation will look like; a prompt to the hearing person and a blank slate for the Deaf/HoH person (until someone starts speaking or signing.)
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- One-on-one: Once a conversation gets started, there are dialog boxes that display the text that has been transcribed. Emoticons (or whatever visual language I decide on [color, typography, etc.] ) will also be shown in context. Each speech bubble is directional; the user on each side of the device sees the transcription correctly.
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- Movie mode: The user searches for the movie’s caption/subtitle file from a database. The subtitles are displayed on the next screen.
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- Movie mode: This is what the caption screen will look like: Captions in the top 3rd of the screen (to allow for placement in a cupholder) and a “start/sync” button to sync the subtitle file with the actual movie.
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- Multi-device: Scrollable messages take up the entire screen, to allow for legibility at a glance.
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- Multi-device and one-on-one: Emoticons or other subtext items are stored in a drawer in each user’s sidebar. These can be selected and applied to messages as they are being recorded, and sent to the recipient upon confirmation.
Next steps:
- Flesh out each mode’s scenario. (And think a bit deeper with the multi-device mode’s scenario.)
- Start exploring branding/naming and visual design options. (Also decide how subtext will be conveyed; through emoticon, color, and/or typography.)