Week 7
HI. I decided to do further plans on the content and also on the overall project itself
This blog will mainly talk about the additional planning towards the microsite and also additional planning layout on the overall project progress.
Continuing from my previous blog, I did an additional content planning on the info page.
Link to sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1chdkcedivBb2pd1cXG4P2NkGacyjAndM7YFdIR2zSl8/edit?usp=sharing
I decided to deliver the info page that could be section into 2 parts;
First part
the general views about ecotourism and the importance/benefits towards the country and individuals.
Second part
introducing the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) to the users, mainly about their membership, volunteer and donation programs, educational events/programs, etc.
I feel like it would be meaningful for users to know about the local nature society and able to acknowledge them and probably contributing to the society too
Additional information on MNS could be access through: https://www.mns.my/
Sitemap
I also did a sitemap of the microsite for a clearer idea on the features of the microsite. I was quite hesitant whether to include a search feature into the site, as I think it could be important towards the experience for users.
After the review sharing, I got my feedback from 3 advisors.
Summarized feedback:-
the goal and objective of this microsite is still not very clear yet
the core experience is still lacking, there's few things happening at once
the art direction is interesting, the interaction of 3D space is interesting, however, it is not very relevant with the structural content at the back
try avoiding a content-based website as it can be easily defeated by Wikipedia
set a clear focus on the core experience; whether I want it to be experiential or a core feature that stands out, etc.
My thoughts:-
I agree with them having to set a core experience for my microsite, as this actually answers back to my previous doubts where I am quite uncertain about delivering abundance of content, its like too overwhelming
I guess I will have to shift my direction from content-based to something more experiential
I will need to decide on a specific goal/objective for me to decide on the core experience
I will try expanding the experiential direction towards the existing art direction
My mistakes:-
I was very focus on delivering content because I thought having more content could encourage users towards these ecotourism places more, so my idea was to present every available place in Malaysia to users
However, I think I have to start shifting my focus towards delivering something meaningful to users, instead of abundance of information, maybe something more narrowed down but still meaningful/valuable
An execution that does not involve too much content but it can still promote, inspire and encourage users to explore ecotourism places
Schedule planning
I decided to do a little planning from week 8 to week 18 for the overall progress of the project
Week 8 --- Finalize concept and planning
Week 9 --- (Exploration week), Start rough graphical design and layout, Slowly pick up the technical skills such as React.js, Three.js, React three fibre, etc.
Week 10 --- User test 1.0 + refinements // **
Week 11 --- Prepare for second sharing, a more finalized concept // **
Week 12 --- Continue with refinements and designing phase 30% // **
Week 13 --- Continue with refinements and designing phase 50% // **
Week 14 --- User test 2.0 + refinements // **
Week 15 --- Continue with refinements and designing phase 70% // **
Week 16 --- Continue with refinements and designing phase 90% // **
Week 17 --- Full design development of the microsite in Adobe XD // **
Week 18 --- Final presentation of the semester (project review)
**test out basic technical parts (along the way, I will start experimenting and learning the technical skills needed for my project)
So far, this is the project planning that I have in mind, along the way, they might be some iterations but hopefully I could catch up with whatever that was slowed down.
This week was mainly about the lack of core experience and ways to make my website more experiential. I feel like currently I am pretty much having an "idea blockage", I am unsure on how my further refinements could progress. Hopefully, I could get inspire through references and really think things through. I am not demotivated yet, I will get through this slump!
That's all for now, in my next blog, I will be further refining and progressing, hopefully with a more solid direction.
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