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GetMeHome - A non-driving-centric nav system for the 2am crowd to safely get home from a night out. Requirements: - UI geared for too-drunk-to-read - Big butt
by cweiss 13y ago
GetMeHome - A non-driving-centric nav system for the 2am crowd to safely get home from a night out.
Requirements:
- UI geared for too-drunk-to-read - Big buttons, no text entry, large-type text, low clutter images.
- One button actions/options - "Go home", "Find open bathroom", "Find hotel", "Prefer Train" "Cab OK"
- EASY turn-by turn navigation for walking (large font street names with "turn left in 2 blocks"). Always update auto-routing. Bonus points for avoiding sketchy areas or using obvious landmarks ("Turn left at Bob's Transmission Shop").
- Location/time alerts for mass transit "Get off here" or "Wait here for 1:30am Blue Line Train to Hillsboro"
- Alarms for "Time to leave the club for next train" - Loud/big alarm for "Leave now for last train!"
- Since most phones seem to die around 2am, steps should be taken to be as battery conservative as possible - Walking = less frequent server polling. Also cache simple directions locally and turn off network features altogether if battery life is super low.
(edited for readability)