March 28, 2005
New User Experience
We would like the user experience for someone receiving a new Kinkajou to more closely resemble that of a new computer owner. To wit, a new computer arrives in the box with a big paper diagram explaining how to connect everything and turn on the power. Once the computer starts, an interactive menu pops up explaining basic features like how to use input devices and navigate the operating system.
Here's an example setup diagram from Dell [PDF].
Our idea for a Kinkajou equivalent would be a sticker on the projector base, with a cartoon demonstrating how to connect the power and orient the projector, perhaps including text in Bambara, French and English (or whatever languages are appropriate for the setting). Inside the projector, the first few slides of every microfilm reel will explain more about how to use the machine, for example how to advance the film, adust the focus, and change the image size/brightness.
Moulaye Yatara, karamogo, or literacy teacher, in Digani, Mali
