Example Activity

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(You might want to read the Wiki Style Guide as well as this page.)

Use the following Template for adding a new activity to our wiki. Simply copy and paste this wiki text into another page that is to describe an activity replacing the example values as shown. 

{{Activity
| image          = [[Image:Image Name]]
| design_phase   = Define
| engineers      = [[Engineer 1]], [[Engineer 2]]
| ethnographers  = Ethnographer 1
| designers      = [[Designer 1]], [[Designer 2]], [[Designer 3]]
| mdisciplinary   = [[Jack of All Trades 1]], [[Jack of All Trades 2]]
}}

The image entry is for supplying an image that represents your activity.

In the design_phase use one of the 7 phases in our design process

  • Define
  • Research
  • Ideate
  • Prototype
  • Choose
  • Implement
  • Learn

For each person just use a comma seperated list, feel free to wiki link the names if you'd like.

Contents

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Design Process Tools

You do not need to use all or any of these templates or design tools in your activity.

The design process stresses that each step is only there if it's useful to your activity, don't feel the need to wedge yourself into those steps like shoes that don't fit.

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Progress in the Design Process

As you're moving through the design process there are a few things you'll want to change on your activity page.

  • Make sure to update your design_phase variable to the current step you're working on
  • Add in a new section for talking about your phase
  • Change your old sections to reflect that you've moved on
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Updating Activity Section Headers

As you're working on any section of the design process use the following section headers to highlight that fact. Start with an In Progress header (see left headesr) as you're working and change it to a Complete header when you're finished. The design process is iterative so don't worry that you might come back to a section, just use the changes to keep others informed of your progress.

  • {{Define Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Research Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Ideate Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Prototype Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Choose Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Implement Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Learn Phase In Progress Section}}
  • {{Define Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Research Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Ideate Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Prototype Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Choose Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Implement Phase Complete Section}}
  • {{Learn Phase Complete Section}}


Using these section header not only helps us organize ourselves it also helps your activity find other people who can help you out in that stage. If you're an ethnographer looking to work on a project you'd probably look in the Category:Research Phase for groups who need that kind of talent. Likewise engineers would probably look to Category:Implement Phase for projects where their talents are most desired. Don't just look to what you know of course, you don't have to be an ethnographer to observe people or an engineer to write some code.

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Showing More Information on your Activities Page

At certain phases in the design process you'll want to display more information about your project. We've setup a number of commonly used variables for this already, just add these variables to the Activity template as you need them.

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Blog

The blog entry allows you to link to blogs inside the activity info box that journal your progress. 

blog = [http://blog.mugshot.org/?cat=10 TV Party Blog Posts]
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Bugzilla

A bugzilla entry allows you to add links to help people find your bugzilla tasks faster, like the other entries you can place whatever text you want in here. Keep it as helpful and brief as possible though. 

bugzilla = [http://bugzilla.mugshot.org/... new], [http://bugzilla.mugshot.org/... search]
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SVN

The svn entry allows you to link to helpful svn pages or show your svn check out string. 

svn = http://svn.mugshot.org/.../yourstuff [http://viewsvn.mugshot.org/.../yourstuff svnview]
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