Group B Final Project Statement (RealTime)

We first started by discussing the RealTime concept and figuring out exactly what we wanted it to do and look like. We spent time going back and forth on menu options and different settings the user would possibly need. We started with the wireframes that Christine created and went from there to finalize the technical aspects of our plugin menu options. First was the main menu (i.e. "Log In," "Manage Account," "Collaborate," etc.). Then we developed secondary menus for each of these options. We had to consider that different software would require different options within the secondary menus. We chose to use ProTools and InDesign as our primary examples for the plugin. These two programs were chosen because they allowed us to demonstrate some of the different options that would be required. Once we finalized the menus, we needed to determine the best way of pitching this preliminary idea. We finally decided on creating a website from which the viewer would be abe to view "demonstrations" on how the plugin would be used.


RealTime "Pitch"

RealTime develops plugins that allow business professionals to collaborate on the same document in real time. Our plugins currently work for selected music, desktop publishing, print and web design, and film software. We have also recently expanded into drafting software by developing a plugin for AutoCAD.

RealTime understands the need for customers to be able to work together on documents. This ability should not be limited by one’s geographic location, nor should clumsy back and forth correspondences be required in order to get input on a document. This is why RealTime developed plugins for individual programs. What is simpler than opening up a document and, within seconds, having your colleague view it simultaneously as you make edits? You can also give control of the document to your colleague so he/she can edit while you watch. Last but not least, RealTime provides a chat function with text, audio and video capabilities so that you and your colleagues can easily correspond while collaborating on your document.

www.mtholyoke.edu/~susanlee/realtime