Project Thor Part 5: Prototype

In my last post in this series I did two things. First I showed you a prototype version of the mobile piece of project Thor. Second, I told that my next post would include architectural/design documents. Well, I changed my mind a bit. Before we can really discuss design, I wanted to be able to give you a way to play around with the UI components of Thor, so you can get a real hands on feel for what we’re trying to accomplish.

There are two UI components:

Admin. Users utilize this component to specify which calendars they want to expose via the website. Once a calendar is setup, backend processes (i.e. Azure Worker Roles) will query the Exchange for the calendar’s appointment data and update a cache that will then be utilized by the mobile component.

Mobile. Users will be redirected to this component after they use their mobile devices to capture the tag associated with the calendar. Users will then be able to book an appointment on the calendar.

I used SketchFlow to create a prototype that will allow you to explore the two components using. There are a number of notes on each screen to explain intent. Take a look, play around, read the notes, and let me know what you think.

You can view the prototype here.

Next up, architecture/design docs, I promise! Stay tuned…