Extracted Content: Amber Brass: Now what.
  Renee Davis: 'Kay, hello everybody. Uh, I guess you all know what is it about, you all received the email, I guess. Uh, we are actually doing this meeting to start a new project which is about designing a remote control. So I'm going to be Renee Davis of this uh project. And uh so I'm present myself. I'm Fabien Cardinaux and uh I I guess you can present yourself. So I dunno, you can starts.
  Amber Brass: Okay, so my name is. You can call Brenda Folkers Petre, or Peter if you like. I don't care.
  Renee Davis: Okay.
  Brenda Folkers: Uh my name's Bob
  Renee Davis: And
  Brenda Folkers: Mor.
  Renee Davis: you are? In the project?
  Amber Brass: Uh,
  Brenda Folkers: Oh, sorry.
  Amber Brass: in the project I'm supposed to be the technic.
  Brenda Folkers: 'Kay. So my name's Bob Morris. I'm Brenda Folkers for this project.
  Amber Brass: Bob,
  Brenda Folkers: Bob
  Amber Brass: okay.
  Brenda Folkers: yeah.
  Cindy Lautman: My name is Hamed Getabdar, uh I'm going to be Interface Designer in this project.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Renee Davis: So, uh, so today we are doing a short meeting to present the project, so um We are gooding we are going to present the tool we are we are going to use during all this project. We are talking about the project plan, and we are going to to discuss about st our first ideas and so on, and, yeah. So we have around twenty five minutes to do this meeting. Um. So what is the goal of this project? Is to design a new remote control. So it should be, of course, new and original, and um it should be trendy, and user friendly. That mean it's a very challenging project, and uh uh. So w it's we will try to do our best, and hopefully come with something very new and that people want to buy. So, um So what's uh what are we going to do during this all this project? So it's more like we are going to do inv individual work all in o in o our specialities and we are going to meet each other quite often to discuss and to find a good way. Um.
  Renee Davis: Yeah and everything is will be like this. Um so now we are going to to get used t to to the tools we are going to use all during all this project. So we can try to use uh the whiteboard here. So
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Renee Davis: uh. For example we can try to write what is our our favourite animal and write the f our favourite characteristics about it. Mm.
  Renee Davis: Uh. So uh
  Renee Davis: So I will ask you all to do the same.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Renee Davis: Just to get used to the whiteboard.
  Amber Brass: So probably I would try to try to draw the animal. Well sh should I draw the picture of the animal? I I th
  Renee Davis: Yeah,
  Amber Brass: I
  Renee Davis: yeah,
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah
  Renee Davis: you
  Amber Brass: think
  Renee Davis: can
  Amber Brass: I
  Brenda Folkers: go
  Amber Brass: should.
  Renee Davis: draw
  Brenda Folkers: ahead.
  Renee Davis: the picture, of course.
  Amber Brass: Okay, so. Um. Okay, American, um. Um. use the bird. So I tried to sketch it out. I had to first uh write it down because I am not absolutely sure if I can draw it, but ah. Can you recognise it as a bird? Okay
  Brenda Folkers: Okay,
  Amber Brass: it's your turn to
  Brenda Folkers: okay.
  Brenda Folkers: So I think my favourite animal would be a c a cat.
  Renee Davis: Oh.
  Brenda Folkers: That's its head. Um I probably like cats the most because they're cuddly and furry and uh playful. Okay.
  Cindy Lautman: I dunno if I should go
  Amber Brass: Oh it's
  Cindy Lautman: with
  Amber Brass: okay.
  Brenda Folkers: Thanks.
  Cindy Lautman: this. If it is enough line. I'm sorry.
  Brenda Folkers: Maybe put it up Put it a Maybe put it on the desk or something.
  Amber Brass: Yeah. I should get used to the tool, so.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay.
  Amber Brass: Oh just wait a little bit. C could we put it here, to make it as straight as possible? Ah probably not.
  Cindy Lautman: They
  Amber Brass: Okay,
  Cindy Lautman: should be remote.
  Brenda Folkers: that's better.
  Amber Brass: it it works like this.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay, thanks.
  Brenda Folkers: Your lapel microphone's fallen off.
  Amber Brass: Are you left-handed?
  Cindy Lautman: No.
  Amber Brass: Oh, pity.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay. Should I clean? Okay, I think like horses uh because they are strong and beautiful, so if I want to write it here, I think I can.
  Renee Davis: Never mind.
  Amber Brass: Ah, it's maybe
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah.
  Amber Brass: better if you leave it.
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah. Maybe we should just continue.
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah, don't worry about it.
  Renee Davis: no
  Brenda Folkers: No.
  Renee Davis: worry.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay.
  Amber Brass: You won't draw them,
  Renee Davis: You can
  Amber Brass: or?
  Renee Davis: draw it, if you
  Cindy Lautman: I dunno if I can.
  Renee Davis: want.
  Amber Brass: Just try. I would like to
  Cindy Lautman: Okay.
  Amber Brass: see how it looks like.
  Cindy Lautman: It may be like a cow or I dunno, whatever. I'm not good very good in drawing. Okay, so this is very It's a bird, I think. I dunno what is it.
  Amber Brass: No, I think it's clear.
  Cindy Lautman: Four. Okay. Mm-hmm. Mm. Yeah. I'm shameful
  Brenda Folkers: Oh
  Amber Brass: It's okay. It's
  Brenda Folkers: that's
  Amber Brass: in
  Renee Davis: Good.
  Brenda Folkers: good, it's good.
  Amber Brass: it's indeed beautiful.
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah, and strong.
  Cindy Lautman: Yeah. Okay.
  Amber Brass: Okay. Bob. Have to remember it. Bob.
  Renee Davis: So good um So, let's talk about money. Uh we are going to to sell we want to sell uh this remote control for twenty five Euro Euro. And uh our expected profit will be around fifty million Euro. And uh we are trying to to have a market all around the world. So n not only for Switzerland, but for the world. Uh. So, um. The We expect a production cost of maximum uh twelve point fifty Euro.
  Amber Brass: Per unit, I guess.
  Renee Davis: Yeah,
  Amber Brass: Y
  Renee Davis: of course.
  Amber Brass: oh okay.
  Renee Davis: Um, so we can start today to have a first idea of what we want to do what are our experiments with remote control, and any idea? So, if you have some experience, good or bad, with remote controls you can share it and say what you f what is your idea. Anything.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Brenda Folkers: Well, from experience, um I've had remote controls in the past that have had very they've had lots and lots of buttons and they've been very small, and it's been very hard to to to use, because there's so many buttons, and you know it's very hard to see which buttons do what, and the buttons are very small and very hard to press. Um and and normally you only every use, you know, on a T_V_ remote you only ever use, mostly, you know, f four
  Renee Davis: Mm.
  Brenda Folkers: or f six
  Amber Brass: Oh.
  Brenda Folkers: buttons. Um. So it's frustrated Brenda Folkers in the past, th that.
  Amber Brass: Okay, I have also some points uh. Maybe two points. Uh first would be that in current remote controls there is no back light, so if you are if you are uh playing with this in the dark room it's
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Amber Brass: it's probably worth to to have something like uh back light. And maybe it could be also dependant on the the amount of of light in the room, so that if if it's in the day it doesn't need to be back lighted because it works on the battery, so. So something like this. And the second thing, f second point from Brenda Folkers would be that in a normal remote control there is uh there are two buttons for volume control. But
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Amber Brass: I prefer like a potential-meter or something like.
  Brenda Folkers: Ah, okay. Okay.
  Amber Brass: You know, some slider
  Renee Davis: Okay.
  Amber Brass: or
  Cindy Lautman: Mm-hmm.
  Amber Brass: Not
  Brenda Folkers: Okay,
  Amber Brass: just two
  Brenda Folkers: n
  Amber Brass: discrete buttons for volume, but something which
  Renee Davis: Mm-hmm.
  Brenda Folkers: Is that because
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Brenda Folkers: the of the discrete volume levels, or is that
  Amber Brass: Yeah, but I can reach In uh one second I can mute it down, or
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah.
  Renee Davis: Are
  Amber Brass: or make
  Renee Davis: you not afraid
  Amber Brass: a
  Renee Davis: that
  Amber Brass: high volume.
  Renee Davis: if you take your remote control you can move the slide and it could the the
  Amber Brass: Ah,
  Renee Davis: volume can
  Amber Brass: n.
  Renee Davis: go up very quickly and it
  Amber Brass: If
  Renee Davis: can
  Amber Brass: it drops to the floor then it starts
  Renee Davis: Yeah, also
  Amber Brass: to scream.
  Renee Davis: if y when you take the the remote control, for example on the table, you take it and you push the button and everything is very loud, and you have
  Amber Brass: Yeah,
  Renee Davis: a heart attack.
  Amber Brass: f It depends what what you feel about that.
  Renee Davis: Okay.
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah.
  Amber Brass: Yeah but we can we can think of these things afterwards, but if you have some
  Renee Davis: Yeah
  Cindy Lautman: Uh
  Amber Brass: more notes
  Renee Davis: so
  Cindy Lautman: I
  Renee Davis: you
  Amber Brass: on
  Renee Davis: can
  Amber Brass: that.
  Renee Davis: Do you
  Cindy Lautman: Yeah,
  Renee Davis: have something?
  Cindy Lautman: just a simple experience. I uh I prefer um remote control working with radio waves, because remote control working with infra-red rays
  Renee Davis: Yeah,
  Cindy Lautman: you should
  Renee Davis: that's true.
  Cindy Lautman: you should you should keep it in a specific direction and then try
  Renee Davis: Yeah
  Cindy Lautman: it hard
  Renee Davis: without
  Cindy Lautman: to
  Renee Davis: obstacles
  Cindy Lautman: tune.
  Renee Davis: and.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Renee Davis: Okay.
  Amber Brass: Um.
  Renee Davis: Let's continue. I have a meeting in five minutes, so
  Brenda Folkers: Okay.
  Renee Davis: maybe we should hurry.
  Amber Brass: Okay,
  Renee Davis: Um.
  Amber Brass: just a second.
  Renee Davis: So we will close uh this meeting. So we will have a next meeting in uh thirty minutes. Um. Uh. The So I will ask you to do some work. Uh the the interface interface developer will work on the on the design of the remote control, start to to have new idea and
  Amber Brass: Which i which is Hamed,
  Renee Davis: read about
  Cindy Lautman: Mm.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Brenda Folkers: He's Amber Brass? No, you're Amber Brass.
  Cindy Lautman: Yeah.
  Amber Brass: Uh I am the Technical
  Renee Davis: Oh.
  Amber Brass: Designer, I dunno
  Brenda Folkers: Yeah, I
  Amber Brass: which
  Brenda Folkers: think
  Amber Brass: one,
  Brenda Folkers: that's
  Amber Brass: uh
  Renee Davis: Industry
  Brenda Folkers: the first.
  Renee Davis: and
  Amber Brass: v.
  Cindy Lautman: Uh-huh.
  Renee Davis: Oh.
  Brenda Folkers: I_D_. Industrial Designer. And the second one is Cindy Lautman.
  Cindy Lautman: Mm-hmm.
  Amber Brass: User
  Brenda Folkers: And
  Amber Brass: Interf
  Brenda Folkers: then
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Brenda Folkers: last one's marketing, which is
  Renee Davis: Yeah.
  Brenda Folkers: Brenda Folkers.
  Amber Brass: Okay, so I'm the first
  Renee Davis: So,
  Amber Brass: one.
  Renee Davis: um For Cindy Lautman, which is Hamed
  Cindy Lautman: Mm-hmm.
  Renee Davis: um, uh, you
  Amber Brass: I
  Renee Davis: are going
  Amber Brass: see.
  Renee Davis: to work on the technical functions of the remote control.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay.
  Renee Davis: And for the Marketing uh Manager, I dunno, okay, which is Bob, uh you are going to try to to find the user requirements f uh for the remote control. Um, you will receive by email uh the specific instructions and uh by your personal coach.
  Amber Brass: Sign.
  Renee Davis: Yep finished. So I see you in thirty minutes.
  Brenda Folkers: Great, okay.
  Amber Brass: Okay.
  Cindy Lautman: Okay,
  Brenda Folkers: Thanks guys. Bye.
  Cindy Lautman: thanks. Bye.
  Renee Davis: Thank you.
  Amber Brass: Uh.
Updated Content: Renee Davis opened the meeting and had the team members introduce themselves by name and their role in the project. Renee Davis introduced the upcoming project to the team and then had the team members participate in a tool training exercise in which each member drew his favorite animal on the white board and discussed what he liked about the animal. Renee Davis also discussed selling prices and the project budget. The team then discussed their experiences with remotes, focusing on various features they would like to see in the remote they will produce, as well as features they find unappealing in current remotes.