initial idea of Dissertation Proposal

Social Website—ODALSocial Website—ODALSocial Website—ODALSocial Website—ODAL

Tong XuTong Xu

Explanation of ODAL

•ODAL--- Online Dating Agency in Limerick

•Different from original idea

The Motivation

• For practical consideration• For the influence of social media

• My own experience and contributions I want to make

Research Examples

(1)Facebook (2) JiYiRi

Usability Issues in Web design

• There are five main components of a usable website (Larisa Thomason ):

--- Design a clear and simple navigation system; --- Keep the content clear and simple; --- Support your brand; --- Provide for visitor feedback; ---Test the site on users

Functions and Characteristics

Users and User Experience

• The target users

• The tone of the website

Interactive Feature1– Reminding Service

Reminding Service

Interactive feature2--iPhoto

Interactive Feature3— iDating

• Type of people

• The purpose

• Place to date

• More suggestions (gift, dress, topic)

• The location

Interactive feature4—how to find the

location?

--Time travel

*based on time instead of distance*different color and length*background zoning system

Research Methods

• Internet• Papers• Books• Cooperative evaluation

Technologies to use

• Using PHP&MySQL for this database driven website

• Drawing the time travel map in Adobe Illustrator

• Taking advantage of Dreamweaver and be skilled in using CSS to design layout

Future work

• Master related technologies as soon as possible

• Realize the sketch in Dreamweaver• Build the initial prototype• Recruit users for cooperative evaluati

on

Thank you !

Any questions or suggesuggestions?