Extracted Content: Christine Greenblatt: So welcome. The first kick-off meeting. What we do? First the opening, then the rest. What are we going to do. We m have to make a new remote control. It has to be original, trendy and user-friendly. So we will get back th on that. First we have to make a functional design. After that we have to make a conceptual design, and then after that a detailed design. So we'll discuss that later. First we have a look at. to we have to make a small painting. What have do we have to do. First you can save the documents. We have to do that every time we make something. You can print it. No. And we have to use the pen and the eraser. So Now. We all have to use this one. You have to make your own favourite animal. So I'll make an example.
  Luana White: Yep.
  Christine Greenblatt: First don't touch that things. You can use the pen. And then you can make um something.
  Brenda Mcgee: Nice.
  Christine Greenblatt: Um you can change some things. Um format, line, and change it. And you can change the colour.
  Brenda Mcgee: elephant.
  Christine Greenblatt: So that's it. So
  Christine Greenblatt: So and after it you have to save it.
  Luana White: Okay.
  Christine Greenblatt: Now we can make a new one. You have to paint now.
  Luana White: Oh.
  Christine Greenblatt: So you're next.
  Brenda Mcgee: 'Kay.
  Luana White: Well we will try. Where it going?
  Frances Gentry: Hmm. That's uh strange.
  Christine Greenblatt: What is going on?
  Brenda Mcgee: pop-ups.
  Christine Greenblatt: What are
  Luana White: Hmm.
  Christine Greenblatt: you What?
  Brenda Mcgee: What is this, Pictionary.
  Luana White: Uh
  Christine Greenblatt: Um
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh
  Christine Greenblatt: Is
  Brenda Mcgee: a
  Christine Greenblatt: a It
  Brenda Mcgee: bird.
  Christine Greenblatt: is a It is a
  Brenda Mcgee: Bird.
  Christine Greenblatt: A duck.
  Luana White: Mm. So Now save?
  Brenda Mcgee: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: Yes. Hmm.
  Luana White: Now uh blank?
  Christine Greenblatt: Blank, yes.
  Frances Gentry: Yeah.
  Luana White: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay next one.
  Frances Gentry: Okay. Let's try
  Brenda Mcgee: Whoo.
  Frances Gentry: this. Uh
  Luana White: Yeah, yeah.
  Frances Gentry: Um. Mm-hmm. Mm.
  Brenda Mcgee: Oh not. Oh.
  Christine Greenblatt: Oh.
  Brenda Mcgee: Okay. Okay. Yeah. No problem. Shit happens.
  Luana White: I'm not getting anything uh on my screen now. Okay.
  Brenda Mcgee: A parrot.
  Luana White: Wow.
  Brenda Mcgee: Ish.
  Luana White: Oh.
  Brenda Mcgee: He did it before.
  Frances Gentry: Uh
  Frances Gentry: No, no. Yeah. Okay.
  Luana White: Nice.
  Brenda Mcgee: Oh.
  Christine Greenblatt: Very good.
  Frances Gentry: Uh blank.
  Brenda Mcgee: Thank you.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay. Very good. So um you can always go back. So That's it. So that was two. Now next. The budget. The b Uh we will sell the t at twenty five Euros. And we have only twenty of twelve and a half Euro to make it. So now we have to think about what we will make. First I wanna hear from you. Uh what are your experiences with remote controls. So
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh I will start.
  Christine Greenblatt: F
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh
  Christine Greenblatt: first.
  Brenda Mcgee: Big one, they are uh not easy to use. when I dropped it, uh it broke. So that won't be uh our goal, I think.
  Frances Gentry: No.
  Brenda Mcgee: And uh g big buttons, m uh that's easier to use than uh I think. Not all the small buttons, you
  Christine Greenblatt: Is
  Brenda Mcgee: don't
  Christine Greenblatt: this
  Brenda Mcgee: know
  Christine Greenblatt: positive or negative, that uh big buttons?
  Brenda Mcgee: Big buttons, positive.
  Christine Greenblatt: Positive.
  Brenda Mcgee: All all small buttons like when you have uh like a hundred buttons on your remote control, you won't know what they're working for.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay. What are your experiences?
  Frances Gentry: Uh well I think the the the goal of a remote control is that it's it it has an influence on the T_V_ set. And that
  Christine Greenblatt: Mm.
  Frances Gentry: it controls the channels and the the volume. And uh I I I think it's positive if corner of the of the remote. So that you know it s it still has batteries on it in it. And that if you push the button the LED uh gives a light, and uh and you see that it's working. And uh yeah. Uh
  Christine Greenblatt: So
  Frances Gentry: Yeah,
  Christine Greenblatt: and
  Frances Gentry: but
  Christine Greenblatt: do they always have that?
  Frances Gentry: No no no. But I my my experience is that it it it's convenient
  Christine Greenblatt: It's
  Frances Gentry: to have
  Christine Greenblatt: easy
  Frances Gentry: that.
  Christine Greenblatt: to you.
  Frances Gentry: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay.
  Frances Gentry: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: 'Kay.
  Luana White: Uh at home we have a T_V_, a video uh recorder, a D_V_D_ player, and a satellite receiver. have uh four distinctive remote controls
  Brenda Mcgee: Thank
  Luana White: for that.
  Brenda Mcgee: you.
  Luana White: That's not really ea easy.
  Brenda Mcgee: Help also.
  Luana White: So it would be nice if we have one for all.
  Brenda Mcgee: Thank you.
  Luana White: And we also had a remote control for our radio set. But um i it it had a lot of buttons on it, and you didn't know which one was what. And it was uh uh v not easy to use. So we n barely used it.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay so they have too much. So
  Frances Gentry: Hmm.
  Christine Greenblatt: next. For our own remote control we have to think how do we make it. So what ideas do you have for it, for the new remote control? What what does it have to have?
  Brenda Mcgee: The weight. Not not too heavy.
  Christine Greenblatt: Not too heavy.
  Brenda Mcgee: Not
  Christine Greenblatt: Yes.
  Brenda Mcgee: much buttons.
  Christine Greenblatt: Yeah.
  Brenda Mcgee: Bust-free. That when you drop it, it won't break. Like uh some kind of rubber on it. Or hard uh hard plastic. Uh buttons not too small.
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh something like when you uh lose your uh remote control, sometimes it happen.
  Christine Greenblatt: Yes.
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh it between the couch and you can't find it. When you push a but a button on the T_V_, then you hear some uh some sort of bleep.
  Christine Greenblatt: Like
  Brenda Mcgee: And
  Christine Greenblatt: a
  Brenda Mcgee: then
  Christine Greenblatt: phone.
  Brenda Mcgee: you uh, hey there there's remote control.
  Luana White: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay.
  Frances Gentry: Yeah.
  Christine Greenblatt: So,
  Brenda Mcgee: Next.
  Christine Greenblatt: that's.
  Frances Gentry: Yeah well that's that are good ideas. Uh Yeah well the LED on the corner, that that indicates that it's working. If you push a button. Um Yeah. And looking on the budget, not too expensive uh material. So probably plastic or something. Uh
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay.
  Luana White: Yeah I think it uh from a marketing point of view, it also has to look nice. Or you won't sell it.
  Christine Greenblatt: Yes.
  Luana White: And um yeah uh on our website we can see what products we already have. And it should work with as many uh as possible of them.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay. This is It has to be compatible with other things.
  Luana White: Yes.
  Christine Greenblatt: Okay.
  Brenda Mcgee: I have one more idea. Just popped up.
  Christine Greenblatt: Yes?
  Brenda Mcgee: Uh it it won't take a lot of batteries. So you don't won't have to change the batteries uh once a week or uh once every two weeks.
  Christine Greenblatt: No battery use. So more ideas?
  Frances Gentry: Mm no.
  Christine Greenblatt: No okay. It's only the first ideas. So uh what are we going to do now is Next meeting is in half an h hour. Uh Okay. Next meeting, half an hour. Um, what you have to do. Well look on your. And Next instructions you'll get in your email. So This is the first meeting. See you later in half an hour.
  Frances Gentry: Yes.
  Brenda Mcgee: Okay.
  Luana White: Okay.
  Brenda Mcgee: Thank you.
Updated Content: For the first meeting, the task of designing a remote control was briefly introduced along with the plan for the subsequent meetings. The group then drew animals to practise using the drawing platform. They discussed their likes and dislikes regarding current remote controls, including ease of use, multiple systems and power indicators. They then offered suggestions as to what they would like from their remote. They would like the remote to be durable, for it to include a device to help find it when lost and not use too many batteries.