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CascadeKick-Off MeetingKick-Off Meeting

User Requirements - Web Site DesignUser Requirements - Web Site DesignMultimedia Interface to Material DatabasesMultimedia Interface to Material Databases

Flavio Fontana (Ulab)Flavio Fontana (Ulab)fontana@casaccia.enea.itfontana@casaccia.enea.it

14-15th Feb 2002, Bologna, Italy

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ENEA Web Site Activity Plan

• Web Site Information Model, its goals and functionality

• User Requirements Analysis• Technical Specifications according to the Usability Methodology • Cascade Web Site Architecture• Cascade Web Site Multimedia Information

Guidelines• Cascade Web Site General Management • Web and Advanced Visual Interface to

Material Databases

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General Aspects

The complex structure of a “Web Site“ will be distributed. Its functions and the management would be in relation to both the LCA Theme and the future new information technologies.

Cascade Goals

To create a new LCA information market and to offer new products (value added services) and, at the same time, to assure flexibility in responding to the user requirements.

Web Site Model

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Cascade Web Site Model & Networks

Extranet• communication and services• knowledge integration (partners, etc.)• data exchange

Extranet• communication and services• knowledge integration (partners, etc.)• data exchange

Intranet• internal communication• collaboration work

Intranet• internal communication• collaboration work

Internet• institutional and product communication• public relations and services• e-commerce

Internet• institutional and product communication• public relations and services• e-commerce

CascadeWeb Site

CascadeWeb Site

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User Requirements and Multimedia Interface

The User Requirements activity will regard:

• To identify User classes

• To meet Users to define their requirements

• To organise technical working groups

• To identify the technical resources to implement the

Web Site and its Web-DB applications

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• General requirements• Functional requirements• Technical requirements

User Requirements Analysis

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Visual InterfaceUsability Evaluation Methods

• User Question-Asking• Human/Computer Operational Observation• Personal Operation Experience• Makeup evaluation• Review of Detailed Design• Prototype Testing• Human Factors Experiment• Case Studies• Field Evaluation

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Visual InterfacePotential Critical Success Factors

which can be measured

Should a system (product) be:

• effective• efficient in use• satisfying to use• usable with acceptable mental effort• easy to install• easy to learn• flexible to use• adaptable for different contexts

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Cascade Web Site Architecture

AVIWeb

Server

Client

Central Database

Local DatabaseWS 1,2,...,n

DB1

CommunicationManagerModule

WS1 WS2 WSn

InternetIntranetService

Network

Extranet

Users

Browser

AVI

DB Manager & Interface

Interface & Setup

Interface & Setup

Interface & Setup

DB2 DBn

Advanced Visual Interface

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Cascade Web Site Information

Cascade Web Site is an information service on the Project and its LCA innovation.It offers easy access to the results information of the Cascade Project. Cascade Web Site provides multimedia showcases of LCA results which are arranged so as to make it as easy as possible for the general public, the scientific and the business community to find what they need.

There are two Cascade Web Sites the first is a public Web, instead the second, is reserved for the Cascade Partners.

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Cascade Web Site Design Guidelines

The design guidelines consist of three parts (A, B, C), the firstprovides a general description of the Web and the Web-DBapplications.

A. General description of the Web and Web-DBs Appl.B. To establish the Web Information SectionsC. Multimedia Content Spefications

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Web Site Sections

Project information Project documentation (Doc. Repository, Project Results) General Information News (Events, Meetings, etc.) Multimedia Information (Interviews, Trailers, Flash Demos) Virtual Meetings & Seminars Target Groups (User registration, Users Groups, FAQs, Forum) Technical Services (FTP Secure Server, DB Visual Interface, Utilities &Tools) Distance Learning (ODL) and Terminology Repository Partners Links Other

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Cascade Web Site Mapping

Home Page(Languages)

Home Page(Languages)

Project Information

Project Information

GeneralInformation

GeneralInformation

TechnicalServices

TechnicalServices

TargetGroups

TargetGroups News

News Multimedia Information

Multimedia Information Partners

Partners

E-mail addressE-mail address

E-mail ServiceE-mail Service

MaterialDatabasesInterface

MaterialDatabasesInterface

UtilitiesUtilities Users

Users

ForumForum

FAQsFAQs

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4.1

4.2

5.1

5.2

5.3

LinksLinks

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TrailersTrailers

VideosVideos

Flash DemosFlash Demos

7.1

7.2

7.3

Technical Sections Customer Sections

VirtualMeetings

VirtualMeetings

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Project Documentation

Project Documentation

1.1Distance

Learning (ODL)

Distance Learning (ODL)

User Reg.User Reg.

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Web Site Top Layout

News Reseved AreaMultimediaWeb Navigation

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IconicIconicCascadeCascade

Home PageHome Page

Web Site HP Layout

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Integrated Visual Interface

Web Site Navigation

Java Visual Interface to Material DBs