Initially we noticed that the table and chair spacing was spread throughout the bar levels, but the area near the bar was quite small. This would mean that there would be a large line up of people at busy times waiting to order. This then supports our change of direction with our idea for the technology that we were going to implement. Initially it was going to be a device that would let you text in to change the song, but after realising the cons of this establishment, we decided to change our idea to some sort of touch screen interface where people can order their food and drinks without having to walk up to the bar and order. This could be more difficult in terms of the upkeep, but it would make the process a lot smoother and there won't be a large que of people waiting to order at the bar. Due to the location also having three floors, walking all of the way down and back to make an order can become hassle to do, especially as the pathway from the second floor down is quite small, therefore there won't be a lot of room to navigate, hence the idea of including touch screens to order on each table would be a lot easier.
Audio clip taken from time within the Roundabout
Taking an audio clip of the location helps to gain an understanding of what happens within it, and how loud it gets in there, should we consider to implement a form of sound with our technology. If you listen to the file above, although it wasn't majorly busy when it was taken, it is still too noisy to implement any form of audio which the technology will be dependent on to work properly.
Birds-eye view blueprint of location's layout
By drawing the layout of the location it helped to give us a good idea of where we can install our technology, how many we can install and where. In the uncertainty of changing our mind on the technology for whatever reason, we can easily adapt due to having experienced the area and a drawn blueprint of the area being at arms reach to us should we need it.
Here's an image which we took of the location during our visit to the Roundabout during the day;
The idea of this was to get an understanding of the location which we are working with an how successful our device would be, given that it would be used here to replace the existing process of what it will replace. We quickly noticed how there was little room by the bar, and would easily become claustrophobic given a busy Friday night, so a new idea to resolve it would be considered greatly by them.
Jamie then visited the Roundabout during a busy night, to see whether our assumptions were true. And to our relief they were, people were crammed around the bar, and becoming annoyed with waiting to order for so long. Our device would then be ideal to help push this area further into becoming more populated, earn more money and become an overall efficient and more enjoyable place to socialise, due to the technologies installed for ordering being far quicker to process and easier to use.
For a brief overview of the study of the location, take your time to look at;
Or for another team member's overview look at;
Here's an image which we took of the location during our visit to the Roundabout during the day;
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| Image of the Roundabout pub during daytime |
Jamie then visited the Roundabout during a busy night, to see whether our assumptions were true. And to our relief they were, people were crammed around the bar, and becoming annoyed with waiting to order for so long. Our device would then be ideal to help push this area further into becoming more populated, earn more money and become an overall efficient and more enjoyable place to socialise, due to the technologies installed for ordering being far quicker to process and easier to use.
For a brief overview of the study of the location, take your time to look at;
Or for another team member's overview look at;
