Sunday, September 5, 2010

MMEXP: Poster Content Paramaters (Mid-editing)

INDIVIDUAL
In General...
Individuals will also be able to rate the trust-ability of other users in order to filter out serious users from users of a sillier persuasion.
EVAN DAVIES
age: 23
hometown: Plano, Texas
income: 14k
location:
crazy fact: Has been going to dives since he was 16 years of age.
2B
physical boundaries:
- On a budget, goes for the cheaper drink prices
- Doesn’t want to travel far; stay close
- Goes only to drink, does not care for the food
- Goes a lot for shows, meeting place with friends
emotional safety:
- Goes ‘diving’ about twice a week, generally with friends
- Comfort/reliability- “you sit and talk with people that you may not be friends with, but "if you're in your twenties and you hang out -you see the same people most of the time.”
level of belonging & identification:
- Not considered a regular anywhere, but people recognize him and more often than not know his name
- Frequently goes to Stagecoach Inn, Harling’s Upstairs, DBCooper, & Chez Charlie
- Minimal net sharing currently, but thinks he'd get more involved if there was a site like ours
- Uses facebook for event organization and meet-ups
values:
- Strange/random stories
- Good shows
- Hanging with friends
- Cheap drinks
- Friendly service (bartenders)
- Comfort/reliability
2D
needs for successful activity involvement: AKA DESIRES
- See shows
- Scheduling capabilities (Get updated on night-by-night basis)
- Easier way to hook up with friends
- Have stranger experiences/stories to share
- Ease of use/accessibility
- Schedule of events
- Ability to hook up with friends
- Finding “your” place
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COMMUNITY:
IN GENERAL
creating a list of local dives with pertinent information relating to each location (address, phone number, quality of service, hours, nightly specials, calendar of events, reviews, etc.) as well as implementing a rating system that is individual driven.
ACTIVITY INFORMATION (such as physical boundaries/setting, what's/who's involved, equipment, etc)
physical boundaries:
Budget
Transportation
Location:
- local areas:
- 39th Street
- Westport
- Southwest Blvd.
equipment: vehicle, empty bladder, full wallet, free time, friends
demographic: young adults 21-30, college students, any sex or race
SHARED VALUES
- Passion for drinks, food, music and good times
- Finding a place that is "yours" that is comfortable and reliable.
INFLUENCE (+ example)
User driven content- reviews and recommendations ("trust"/ratings)
SHARED EMOTIONAL CONNECTION (+ example)
- User-user = trusting peoples opinions via online profiles
- User-establishment = compatible atmosphere with personality type based upon visitation
- Establishment-community = business can be directly impacted and effected by group reviews/photos/experiences
- Adventure- as a symbol and as a motivation
dive traits (POV):
    - "you know you're in a dive when you're in a dive"
- you get more random weird stories from dives than from "normal bars"
- cheaper prices
- "the bartenders are way better even if they're not your friend"
- stereotypes- playboy pinups in the bathroom, old alcohol paraphernalia, juke    
box that "kinda works"
- "they just kind of exist. You're not sure how or why they do, but they just kind of
make it.”
- Everyone knows everyone

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