Situatied Software

Our new task is called "Situated Software". First we are going to make an observation ("Self Ethnografy") of our own way of communicating with friends and family. How often and in which way am I argumenting, sharing content, consuming media and so on, and what type of media do I use?

The second task is to design a situated softeware for me and one or two of my friends/family/colleauges. It has to be made for a mobile with a touchscreen (iPhone f.ex.).

"Sketching songs"
My idea was to make a concept for the members (me and a friend of mine) within a singer/songwritergroup, enabling us to sketch, discuss and develop both lyrics, melodies and harmonies through this software.

In a busy everyday life it can be difficult to find the time to meet and work together with new songs. But that doesn't mean that we are stopping to make them! No, as a dedicated singer/songwriter you are writing as you are living, and the stream of poetic outcome is nonstopping. But the need for feedback is crucial. And it has to be quick.

The aim is therefore to develop a software that allows the users to quick and easy ( promissing word, i know) share sketches for both lyrics and sound, only using the technological features of an iPhone. The next two weeks I am working together with Natacha, and we are going to design a proper sketch for this concept using paperprototyping and Flash-seqences (intro and actionscripting courses this and next week) to show at least how some of the functions could be working and looking. We are of course eager to develop a soultion for all sides of this concept, but during two week - impossible.

Today I am unfortunately only able to lie on my sofa loving Paralgin forte after removing a visdomstann this morning, and contributing on a painkillerscienceproject (tell me the rules of orddeling in english) at the hospital until now. I hope that my shape allows me to do some horrisontal research while lieing here, and to be back in shape without pain tomorrow!