This week I re-tested my paper prototype using a user other than myself.
After being satisfied with my paper prototype I began preparing to make my screen prototype. For my screen prototype, I used the app service, NinjaMock http://ninjamock.com/. This app service was a very useful and easy to use program which allowed me to make a clean looking prototype based off my paper prototype.
First thing I it did when I started the program was decide what device was my app going to be used on. It gave me the options of iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone (not sure if anyone uses those), Microsoft Surface, www (web), and Free hand. After choosing the Android, I was then given a phone template and a set of tools in which I could create my prototype such as buttons, symbols, action bars, etc. With these tools I was able to create all the functions my app required such as locations, date, high/low tides, and submenus. The hardest part was linking each page together. To know that each button was linked to the proper page I tested the app several times just like how I had done with the paper prototype. Another issue I had was trying to make the app function so that when you wanted to go to the next day, you would make a small swipe on the screen. To fix this, I made an invisible button that takes the user to the next date when pressed.
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