Virtual Photo Booth Functional Specification Introduction The idea of the virtual photo booth is to create a piece of flash software that can be used for viral marketing purposes (e.g. e-mail pyramids and blog sites). The original idea came from a piece of software claiming to locate your mobile phone (http://www.sat-gps-locate.com/english/index.html). It works because it genuinely fools people in to believing it will work. The software will need to create the feel of an old fashioned photo booth that is used to take pictures for passport photos and alike. The following specifications are only a guideline. If the designer has a better approach then I am happy to bow to his expertise. Design Landing page Title e-photoframes virtual photo booth. Include some images of old style photo booths and maybe some passport style photographs (see http://www.photobooth.net/) Welcoming text e.g. welcome to our virtual photo booth etc. Disclaimer: We are not responsible for user errors causing image distortion Key feature bullets Creates a virtual image using heat sensor technology incorporated in most modern monitors No camera / webcam required The technology will only work with flat screens and Internet Explorer V.8. (A Firefox version will be available soon) The technology works best in a well lit room Passport style photos created almost instantly in Jepg. form Have a drop down box to allow the user to select: Eye colour and hair colour. This should be accompanied by a note saying something like variables required to ensure maximum image enhancement Following the entry of the variables, the user should have a button to enter the photo booth. Photo booth When the client enters the photo booth there should be a blank screen (similar to what you look at in a real booth) There should be a list of instructions (with a prompt to read them) Please make sure your face is parallel with the screen and below the top of the monitor. The screen should not be tilted at an angle, but be placed at 90 degrees. Please sit no further than 1m from the screen. Best results are achieved by sitting up-right with a straight back There should now be an instruction to take the photo: To take your passport photo please press the snap button Following the user pressing the snap button their should be a flash image similar to a camera flash going off (like in a real booth) Following the flash image their should be an egg timer or 5 second countdown before the image is revealed. The image should slowly come in to focus. It should be an amusing image - but not offensive (I have picked out the below). Maybe show this as a set of four like a set of passport photos Text should appear on the image(s): Sorry about that You can't really take a photo with a computer monitor, but you can help to save the environment. Perhaps a disclaimer saying In the event that the above image represents a true likeness of the user we can assure you this is entirely coincidental A new flash image should appear with a photo frame and image inside with a clickable link to our site. I think we should keep the narrative simple as we want to arouse curiosity. Maybe some text simply saying Quality photo frames, unique environmental footprint. Suggested frame and image below. Let me know if a wood frame would be better. Please PM me if you are interested in taking this project on.
I have decided to work with forgetmenot via PM. I will post feedback once project has been completed.
Thanks bangers. This will be our first attempt to start such partnership over DP forum as well. Do remember to send me all the images to my mailbox