Blacksburg, VA., Apr 10, 2015 - Team Cumulonimbus had the opportunity to visit the Moss Arts Center. The focus of the week is to combine Django and Bootstrap, to get one talking to the other. Finally, they ended the week creating an evaluation plan.
So far, each part has been working by itself. One of us would continue on the frontend while the backend would be worked on by another one of us. This was mainly due to the learning process both frameworks are new to the team. At the beginning of the week, Tyler mentioned, “We need to have front end and back end talking by the end of the week.” To stay on pace to the schedule, this needed to be done. Cumulonimbus accomplished this goal by Wednesday afternoon.
Although the integration was a great milestone for the team, it’s imperative that they use the momentum instead of letting it die out. Now, the next steps are more concrete. Each part still requires a decent amount of work. The UI currently involves a functional navigation bar. The graphics, which include the icons and color scheme will be provided by Matt’s sister, a graphic designer. The back-end may require the most work out of the two, since Django is the more unfamiliar framework. The team members are really just figuring the basics at this point. For example, Tyler said, “We’ll need a way to host static files on a separate server. The mode I use to run Django is very simplified. Once I turn on the full service, we’ll need to host these files separately.”
In addition, Cumulonimbus prepared an evaluation plan this week. This is to prepare for the upcoming evaluation for the high fidelity prototype, known as the common prototype. Since they don’t have a client, it’s up to them to figure out a way to evaluate it. Right now, the idea is to test the application during Relay for Life. “Relay is scheduled after our high fidelity prototypes are due, conveniently, and we could recruit our friends to take pictures throughout the event,” says Matt. A couple specifications that Cumulonimbus will look out for will be barrier of entry, ease of use, and any bugs found.
It’s the perfect environment to test the application. With the evaluation plan set, Cumulonimbus will work on completing that high fidelity prototype.
Team Cumulonimbus is a team of three senior level computer science students at Virginia Tech: Matthew Bock, Romico Macatula, and Tyler Haines. All three of them have extensive skill sets in computer science after their years of study. With several semesters of experience in the field of humancomputer interaction at their disposal, the team is dedicated to creating the best experience possible for their users through rigorous testing and design iteration. Any questions or comments, contact Romico Macatula at rmac817@vt.edu.
