| Date | 9th April 2008 |
| Meeting Started | 8:55AM |
| Meeting Ended | 9:30AM |
| Members Present | Tabris Chen, Tristan Lawrence, Sandru Santhana Anandaraj |
| Week Number | 5 |
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 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).
Quiz Area
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
21st April- Mid semester test and worksheet submission L
