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Team Four - Meeting Minutes

Business

• HTML Interface
  Tabris provided details on a potential HTML interface.
  
• Separation of different languages
  To make design/coding simpler, CSS will be used to avoid complicated code within the HTML page.
  
• Input/Output
  There are two main pages which will be used- the input page where the user selects the movies which they like and the output page where the recommendation engine outputs the movies based on the user’s input.
  
• Input
  Title- - To be confirmed later
  
  Quiz Area
  In order to set the variables for the recommendation engine a quiz will be used to determine what a user values in a movie (whether it be directors, actors or approval from respected reviewers).
  
  When completing each of the questions the HTML page will refresh; in turn updating the recommendation engine’s variables. A progress bar will also be used to show how many questions the user has answered.
  
  Movie selection
  The user can select up to three movies for input into the recommendation engine. The exact mechanism has not been decided yet, but needs to factor in validation (i.e. avoiding errors through bad input).
  
• Output
  The results will be produced in the table. The results will be ranked in order of relevance and will be restricted to the top ten entries. Relevance is determined by the metascore generated from the recommendation engine
• Future proofing
  While some of these suggestions could be developed in time for project submission, the following features could be added into the web application at some point in the future:
  
• A link to imDB
• Utilising trailer pictures in results page
• Login system to retain preferences.

• Languages
  Tabris said she could develop the front end using a combination of HTML (with CSS) and AJAX (provided AJAX is compatible with the IVLE server).

• Tasks for next meeting
  Tabris- Sketch and flowchart for HTML interface
  Sandru- Ideas for presentation (movie trailer)
  Tristan- Looking at CSV module for Phase II and designating phase II questions

Important Dates

21^st April- Mid semester test and worksheet submission L