An overview of the "Student Social Organizer Watch"

From our suvery feedback and initial brainstorm ideas we have decided to create a device to help students organize social events and make friends.

Our idea will take the connectivity of a social network (as these are currently very popular with students) and the familarity of a watch.

Why a watch and not a more feature rich/complex device?

• A watch is a familiar device to all students.
  
• Limited resources and simple user interface are perfect for displaying all that we require.
  
• A watch is also convenient to carry around, much more so then a phone.
  

Choice of social network
Facebook is choosen for the following reasons:

• It presents a simple and effective way of getting people to organize an event.
• It was the primary communication tool used to inform people about our survey and so most students are already familiar with its features.
  

So how will this work?
A quick rundown of how the student social organizer watch will work:

1. The student wears watch which in it's normal state tells the time.
2. When the student shakes hands with another with the same watch on it transfers the user's info over between both watches. They are then "securely paired". This ensures that both users are identified next time they go past each other.
   
3. When the user is at their home computer the devices sync over bluetooth. The app also sends over a list of subscribed events to the watch which are kept in the form of alerts.
   
4. Students can then select whether they want to join groups and events that their newly paired up friend(s) are on.
   

The survey also pointed out the following:

• Students find it hard to keep friends together when out.
  
• Students also find it quite hard getting home.
  

Our solutions:

• When a student goes to an event, any friends that are also at that same event will be alerted if within range and kept within a radar, if one person moves out the others are then alerted.
  
• When getting home from an event, the student will be presented with a buddy list which contains available friends within the bluetooth range and at the event. The student will alert their home buddies by selecting a screen and alerting their friends.