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RELAX, ENJOY THE BIRDS

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OVERVIEW

Twitchin is an app for birdwatchers. With one simple tap it will record all the
information a twitcher needs to allow them to identify a bird.

1 twitch = 1 sighting


BENCHMARKS


UKBIRDS



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FIELD NOTES



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BIRDSEYE LOG



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SCENARIOS


1. IDENTIFY BIRDS SIGHTED

Birdwatchers like to identify birds that they have seen.

CURRENT SOLUTION

Consult a bird watching guide

CONTEXT

Either in the field or when you get home.

ISSUES

In the field:

 * book can be heavy, get wet, cause you to fumble
 * having your head in a book can detract you from enjoying the experience
 * normally have to sift through the birds of an entire country to find the ones
   you want

At home

 * need to rely on memory or photos to consult the guide for appearance,
   location
 * books get written n so that you can mark off the ones you've seen

WOULD BE GREAT IF

 * you could , record the exact location of the sighting/s
 * easily record images and sounds and id notes along with the location
 * the identification could be automatic
 * you had a full list of the birds for an area to narrow down a search






2. CREATE LISTS OF BIRDS SIGHTED

Birdwatchers like to make lists of the birds they identify, to keep a record of
all the birds they've seen and where they've seen them.

CURRENT SOLUTION

Make a list in a notebook or on the computer

CONTEXT

Post-field trip - in the home, or hotel. Per field trip.

ISSUES

 * need to go through your book find each bird you've seen then add to the list
 * end up with lots of disparate lists, sometimes more than one for a single
   location
 * can't record photos or sounds in a notebook, same for a digital list
 * can't easily see compare your list to the complete list for a location
 * can't easily share lists

WOULD BE GREAT IF

 * list was automatically created when a bird was sighted
 * lists for a location could be appended
 * photos, sound recordings and field notes could be attached to the list
 * you could see how many of the birds listed in an area you have and haven't
   seen, sort of like collecting all the objects on the level of a game
 * you could share or boast about how many birds you've seen on a field trip
   e.g. Facebook post 'Tory Grice was at Lamington National Park and saw 22 bird
   species - view the birds she sighted






DESIGN STRATEGY


BUILD A NATIVE MOBILE APP.

Responsive app would not be suitable because the app needs to be used in context
e.g. in the field. It would be possible to have a desktop version that would be
used for editing and sharing lists only, however realistically, this is beyond
the scope of this project.



SCENARIO 1. IDENTIFY BIRDS SIGHTED

APP DESIGN

 * record geolocation, timestamp and sound with single tap - twitch
 * have option to append voice notes and images following twitch
 * sighting will be automatically saved to the phone




SCENARIO 2. CREATE LISTS OF BIRDS SIGHTED

APP DESIGN

 * sightings will be sorted according to location and/or date
 * sightings will be able to be viewed and edited
 * lists will be able to be created
 * lists will be able to be shared via facebook
 * lists will be able to be exported to Google Drive




PRELIMINARY DESIGN


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