| dc.description.abstract | In our current economic state, instant gratification from the satisfaction by
the real time products and services and experiences are in demand for
consumers. As a result, there are several if not many of these real-time
base services that have arisen from what the consumers' desire. During the
research, I have witnessed the phenomenon that would fit the criteria. The
perfect example would be the popularity of meals on wheels in the United
States. Setting a new trend in the fast food market, the food truck industry
has reached the numbers well over the thousands and still counting with
their own unique ideas and innovations. I can confidently say, with the rise
of the food truck industry, we have observed the decline of stationary restaurants. But, unlike the mobile counterpart, the stationary restaurants still
have one distinct advantage; consumers know where to find them. For example,
when struck with a craving for tacos, it is easier to Google a Mexican
restaurant down the street, rather than to track down a taco truck. To counterstrike the stationary opposition to quench the hunger for the food truck
enthusiasts, several apps have been created. The applications general idea
is to pin point gourmet food trucks on mobile maps to even the reliability of
playing fields via Twitter feeds, GPS and truck-reported location data. While
none of which has achieved an exhaustive or completely accurate system,
the search still continues for trucks for users depending on their location.
During the present market condition, I am certain of making an accurate and effective real-time information service would be an interesting subject to approach in satisfying users and business owners desires. In demand of real-time information services, I will create a prototype for a food truck information service, inclusive of real-time location service; GPS, mobile tracking, truck-reported data and alert service. The consumers and the food truck owners will both come out as winners, with relaying precise information via real time communication devices.
As a student studying the art of user experience and interaction design, goal of this study is to figure out how to enhance the user friendly interface along with meeting the expectations of actual consumers. In order to have a deeper understanding about interaction between users and real time location applications to heighten the level of services, I am willing to go above and beyond with through research to develop a next generation real time app
during this project. Another critical factor that I, a user experience designer
would point out would be communication. A key factor in completing the task,
finding a significant way of communication method would be an additional goal throughout this project. | en_US |
