Intrested in BuildmLearn "Label the diagram" Application

[achyuth mohan]

Hi,

This is Achyuth Mohan. I'm currently in my third year in Computer Science at SASTRA University, Thanjavur. I started exploring android app development this semester and I have developed one app so far on the game cows and bulls which I haven't yet published since I want to make many more changes to it. I'm a very passionate learner when it comes to App development and I'm looking to forward to a lot of learning with my project I would hopefully be undertaking with this organization under highly knowledgeable mentors. Regarding the Label the diagram app I have the following ideas in my mind:

1. First user selects the subject. For eg, Physics, Biology etc.
2. Then the user could choose the grade/class he/she is studying in, or wants to answer the question on. 
3. This would take the user through series of questions, with drop down box like object which will contain required labels for the diagram.
4. Initially, all the drop downs will contain same labels, and as the labels are used, the items in all other drop downs will reduce accordingly. I came up with this idea, since I felt using this, the diagram can have a maximum screen space and make it look more beautiful and understandable on devices with small screen sizes and economize the available space.
5. After the user is done, score could be displayed along with correct answers, if there are any mistakes and also some information about the diagram .
6. Also, there could be something like "lives" which we see in many other games. For every correctly answered diagram user earns a life, and for every retry, loses a life.
7. Only after getting all the labels correct, can then the user proceed on to next diagram in that particular subject.

I find this idea very exciting for its utility and the impact it can have in the society by making learning more interesting and fun. I'm eagerly waiting for proposals to begin and hopefully, if selected, look forward to great experience with great mentors. I'm attaching some of the screen shots of the app I created.:

[Rahul Ahuja]

Hi achyuth

Thanks for your interest in our organisation. It is more likely that we will select a proposal on the ideas described on our ideas page. So I would suggest you to have a look at our ideas page before submitting new ideas.

[Achyuth Mohan]

Hi Rahul,

Thank you for acknowledging my interest. Yes, I did see your ideas page. I have followed most of the description mentioned. The only change I felt could be made was regarding the labels. The ideas suggested drag and drop, whereas I suggested having a drop down box at required areas of the diagram. I hope it's fine. Do tell me what you feel about it.

Awaiting your reply.

Thank you. Have a good night. 

[Pankaj Nathani]

Hi Achyuth,

 

The only change I felt could be made was regarding the labels. The ideas suggested drag and drop, whereas I suggested having a drop down box at required areas of the diagram.

Can you explain more how you plan to map these labels to the actual diagram? In a drag and drop interface a user would just drag the label to the right place, whats your approach?

[Achyuth Mohan]

My idea is that drop down lists could be placed at required places in the diagram. Initially, all the drop down lists would contain same labels, all of them which would be required in the diagram. As the user chooses his/her label, number of labels in other drop down lists would reduce accordingly. I felt it would give the diagram more space on the screen, instead having to maintain separate area for keeping the labels.

[Pankaj Nathani]

My idea is that drop down lists could be placed at required places in the diagram. Initially, all the drop down lists would contain same labels, all of them which would be required in the diagram. As the user chooses his/her label, number of labels in other drop down lists would reduce accordingly. I felt it would give the diagram more space on the screen, instead having to maintain separate area for keeping the labels.

I think it's ok to use drop down for saving space. However, at some point the user would need to drag and drop or tap on the diagram where he wants to map the label.. Isn't it? I assume you have already factored this in.

[Achyuth Mohan]

Could you give me an instance where the user would require to use the drag and drop? I think your point of view can help me better understand the project requirement regarding this. 

[Pankaj Nathani]

How would user label the diagram? For example, in a plant cell how would he point out 'mitochondrion'? 

Have a look at this labeled diagram of a plant cell to understand better: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/cell/anatomy.GIF

[Akshay Zade]

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I think I can explain what Achyuth is trying to do.

What he plans to do is to have a separate dropdown in place of each label. In a way, every label in the diagram is a dropdown with potential choices. Going with the plant cell example, let's say that the user chooses first label 'Cell Wall'. Now, this option would be removed from the remaining dropdowns.

[Achyuth Mohan]

Yes, Thank you Akshay. That is precisely what I plan to do. I was trying put up the same point, and I think Akshay has put it in a much better way. I hope the mentors have understood what I planned. I would like to know mentors' opinion on this. Can I move forward with this?

Again, Thanks a lot Akshay.

[Pankaj Nathani]

Thanks for clarifying this folks. I think I understand - basically every possible label would be a drop down. 

Wouldn't the whole screen look more clutter with this? It depends how you represent the drop down menus.. would be nice to see some graphics representing the proposed UX. 

[Achyuth Mohan]

Yes sir. I think the UI would get cluttered a lot. I came up with an alternative. How about every label was initially an empty text view with certain background to indicate that this part is to be labelled. These text view could have listeners, which on touching would open a navigation drawer or a dialog box containing labels, along with the option to remove that label if it is already filled. This would let the user make corrections if necessary.  What do you think about this sir?

[Pankaj Nathani]

Yes sir. I think the UI would get cluttered a lot. I came up with an alternative. How about every label was initially an empty text view with certain background to indicate that this part is to be labelled. These text view could have listeners, which on touching would open a navigation drawer or a dialog box containing labels, along with the option to remove that label if it is already filled. This would let the user make corrections if necessary.  What do you think about this sir?

It seems OK to me.. I think I could only get a better idea as to whether it would work or not by seeing some graphics. Please be sure to include them in your proposal - UI mockup as to how this would appear in the actual app.